Ireland votes in 'three-horse race' to form next government
Historically dominated by Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, three-way race led by Sinn Fein is new dynamic for Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland has begun voting in a general election, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar hoping to secure a new term on the back of Brexit but voters likely to judge him more on his domestic record.
Polls opened across the country at 07:00 GMT on Saturday, with a small number of islands off the west coast voting on Friday to allow for rough seas that could disrupt the transport of ballots by boat.
Some 3.3 million people are eligible to vote to elect 159 members of the Dail, the lower chamber of Parliament in Dublin.
Read more at: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/ireland-votes-horse-race-form-government-200208074525507.html
As discussed before, Gemma O'Doherty is a great politician with conservative values and can be followed here:
https://twitter.com/gemmaod1She's ACI, Anti-Corruption Ireland, I don't know if they even get any mention in these articles, maybe they aren't popular enough??
