{"id":19725,"date":"2024-11-29T22:34:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T22:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19725"},"modified":"2024-11-29T22:34:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T22:34:25","slug":"tight-three-way-race-in-irish-general-election-rte-exit-poll-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19725","title":{"rendered":"Tight three-way race in Irish general election, RT\u00c9 exit poll suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An exit poll in the Republic of Ireland suggests that Sinn F\u00e9in has 21.1% of first preference votes with Fine Gael having 21%, making the result of the general election too close to call.<\/p>\n

The poll indicates Fianna F\u00e1il has 19.5% of first preference votes.<\/p>\n

It also suggests that 20% of the second preference votes goes to Fianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael, with Sinn F\u00e9in at 17%.<\/p>\n

The results were published at 22:00 local time and was carried out by Ipsos B&A for RT\u00c9, The Irish Times, TG4 and Trinity College Dublin. It has a margin of error of 1.4%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Results also indicate that the Green Party first preference support stands at 4%; Labour at 5%; the Social Democrats at 5.8%; People Before Profit-Solidarity at 3.1%; and Independents at 12.7%, Independent Ireland 2.2% with others on 1.9%.<\/p>\n

The poll is based on 5,018 completed interviews that were carried out immediately after people voted at polling stations in 43 constituencies across the Republic of Ireland. <\/p>\n

In the 2020 Irish general election, Sinn F\u00e9in secured 24.53% first preference votes, while Fianna F\u00e1il obtained 22.18% and Fine Gael got 20.86%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The results from this poll set the scene for the official counting of votes which starts at 09:00 local time on Saturday and is expected to continue across the weekend.<\/p>\n

It is possible that some of the 43 constituencies may not have a final result until the beginning of next week.<\/p>\n

Successful candidates are known as Teachta\u00ed D\u00e1la (TDs) and there are 174 seats to fill, but the Ceann Comhairle (speaker) is returned automatically.<\/p>\n

More than 680 candidates competed for the remain 173 seats.<\/p>\n

The number of seats required for an overall majority is 88 but no single party is fielding enough candidates to win a majority on its own.<\/p>\n

The first meeting of the new D\u00e1il (lower house of parliament) is on 18 December but it is unlikely coalition negotiations will have finished by then.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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