{"id":20066,"date":"2024-12-01T18:20:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T18:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=20066"},"modified":"2024-12-01T18:20:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T18:20:51","slug":"fianna-fail-leads-close-irish-general-election-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=20066","title":{"rendered":"Fianna F\u00e1il leads close Irish general election count"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Counting gets under way at a centre in Cork<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The leaders of the three main Irish political parties have all been re-elected to serve in the D\u00e1il (Irish parliament).<\/p>\n

So far, 88 of the D\u00e1il’s 174 seats have been filled, with counting having resumed on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

With all 43 constituencies’ first counts in, first preference percentage share for the largest three parties is: Fianna F\u00e1il 21.9%, Fine Gael 20.8%, Sinn F\u00e9in 19.0%.<\/p>\n

Turnout for the Irish general election was 59.7%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Miche\u00e1l Martin of Fianna F\u00e1il, Simon Harris of Fine Gael, and the Sinn F\u00e9in leader Mary Lou McDonald have overcome their first obstacles<\/a> by retaining their seats.<\/p>\n

Now, they all face an even bigger challenge – to try to form the next government.<\/p>\n