Irish Vote Close as Exit Poll Puts PM Harris, Sinn Fein Level
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party is locked in a virtual dead heat with Sinn Fein in the general election, suggesting his decision to go to the country early didn’t yield the advantage he predicted.
Irish election: Vote counting underway as exit poll suggests another coalition
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Sinn Fein suffers the biggest vote drop of the three main parties in the Irish general election, down more than 5%
An exit poll on Friday night suggested that Sinn Fein would narrowly get the highest share of first-preference votes, 21.1%, ahead of Fine Gael and Fianna Fail at 21% and 19.5% respectively, but in fact the latter two parties outpolled SF in the end.
Vote counting begins in tight three-way Irish election race
The three main parties were deadlocked in an exit poll after voting finished on Friday. Counting starts on Saturday morning, but could take several days due to Ireland's system of proportional representation.
Vote Counting Begins In Tight Irish Election
Vote counting in Ireland's general election gets underway Saturday with an exit poll indicating a tight finish between the three main parties.
Tight three-way race in Irish general election, RTÉ exit poll suggests
An exit poll in the Republic of Ireland Ireland suggests that Sinn Féin has 21.1% of first preference votes with Fine Gael having 21%, making the result of the general election too close to call. The poll indicates Fianna Fáil has 19.
Exit Poll Shows Irish Coalition Parties Set for Re-Election, Sinn Fein Win Most Votes
The exit poll put the left wing Sinn Fein on 21.1%, the centre-right Fine Gael of Prime Minister Simon Harris on 21.0% and like-minded coalition partner Fianna Fail on 19.5%. Fine Gael and Fianna Fail pledged ahead of the election to seek to form a coalition without Sinn Fein,
Counting gets under way in Irish election
The counting of votes at more than 40 centres across the Republic began at 09:00 local time, with the first results expected later in the afternoon. Early tallies are predicting an upset for some government ministers.
Exit poll suggests tight three-way race in Irish parliamentary elections
The exit poll in Ireland's general election is suggesting a virtual tie between the three biggest parties. The main opposition party Sinn Féin is predicted to narrowly win the popular vote. However, government parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will likely have enough seats to form a coalition with at least one other party.
Ireland general election exit polls show 3 main parties in tight race
Sinn Féin leads in the Irish General Election exit poll with 21.1% of first-preference votes, followed closely by Fine Gael at 21% and Fianna Fáil at 19.5%.
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The three larger parties are practically neck-and-neck in an exit poll, with Sinn Féin marginally ahead of Fine Gael
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Vote counting ongoing in Ireland's general elections with first 36 Dáil seats announced
CET on Saturday at centres across the country, kicking off a marathon vote-counting exercise to tally the results.