Polls open in close-run election to choose Ireland's new government
DUBLIN -- Ireland is voting Friday in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government — and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters after years of pandemic, international instability and a cost-of-living pressures.
Election 2024: Taoiseach casts his ballot as voters head to polls in ‘too close to call’ General Election
Voters head to the polls this morning for a General Election which will set the political landscape in Ireland for the next five years.
Ireland votes in snap general election
Irish voters have begun heading to the polls in a closely fought general election. Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris had called for snap polls earlier this month.
Ireland votes in closely fought general election
Ireland began voting Friday in a closely-fought general election with the incumbent coalition neck-and-neck with opposition party Sinn Fein after a campaign marked by rancour over housing and cost-of-living crises.
How the Republic of Ireland will elect its next parliament
The Republic of Ireland elects its government using a system of proportional representation known as the single transferable vote. Voters will have the opportunity to rank candidates in their constituency in order of preference, marking their favourite with a number one, a number two beside their next choice and so on.
Polls open in election to choose Ireland's next government after A campaign dominated by housing and immigration
Polls open in election to choose Ireland's next government after A campaign dominated by housing and immigration
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