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Drunkboxer
Jun 30, 2007

paul_soccer12 posted:

im getting breaking news we are ready to announce the winner:



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Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


https://twitter.com/RobOHanrahan/status/1226577462064226304

Mackers
Jan 16, 2012

awww nooooo, not varadkar

goodbye you loving dickhead

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNHafuFbxLc

Taintrunner
Apr 10, 2017

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
sin fein won btw

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

Taintrunner posted:

sin fein won btw

lol

https://news.sky.com/story/irish-election-sinn-fein-to-exclude-fine-gael-and-fianna-fail-from-new-coalition-mcdonald-11930261

Mackers
Jan 16, 2012

Taintrunner posted:

sin fein won btw

hahaha what in the gently caress

Mackers
Jan 16, 2012

Sky News posted:

https://news.sky.com/story/irish-election-sinn-fein-to-exclude-fine-gael-and-fianna-fail-from-new-coalition-mcdonald-11930261

Sinn Fein wants to exclude Ireland's major political parties, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, from a new coalition government, its president Mary Lou McDonald has said.

its more than I could have ever hoped for

Cao Ni Ma
May 25, 2010



re-unification coming, whether the north wants it or not

Crowsbeak
Oct 9, 2012

by Azathoth
Lipstick Apathy

BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:

Unironically what is the difference between Fianna Fael and Fine Gael because even the mainstream news sites can't seem to point to one. How do Irish people decide which one to vote for? Just flip a coin?

Fael was the right wing of the anti treaty republicans Gael was pro treaty. Fael started as more a populist organization in fact when are Valera took power in the thirties he did it presenting himself as a borderline left populist.

Mackers
Jan 16, 2012

Crowsbeak posted:

Fael was the right wing of the anti treaty republicans Gael was pro treaty. Fael started as more a populist organization in fact when are Valera took power in the thirties he did it presenting himself as a borderline left populist.

in practice these days: basically the irish equivalent of the Dems/GOP establishment

and they just loving lost

Honky Mao
Dec 26, 2012

wow congrats on the united ireland

Crowsbeak
Oct 9, 2012

by Azathoth
Lipstick Apathy

Mackers posted:

in practice these days: basically the irish equivalent of the Dems/GOP establishment

and they just loving lost

It’s loving awesome.

Mackers
Jan 16, 2012

Crowsbeak posted:

It’s loving awesome.

it is! like i still cant loving believe this

ireland with a fuckin spine

Weembles
Apr 19, 2004

What are the odds of them actually being able to form a government? Is it possible to form a minority government in Ireland or will they need to partner up with one of the centrist parties?

Mackers
Jan 16, 2012

Weembles posted:

What are the odds of them actually being able to form a government? Is it possible to form a minority government in Ireland or will they need to partner up with one of the centrist parties?

mary lou is talking big talk about cutting them out

she wants to form a coalition with the smaller dudes and independents

and I could actually see SF pulling that off

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


Taintrunner posted:

sin fein won btw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8mM3nFdtZM

Bryter
Nov 6, 2011

but since we are small we may-
uh, we may be the losers

Weembles posted:

What are the odds of them actually being able to form a government? Is it possible to form a minority government in Ireland or will they need to partner up with one of the centrist parties?

The seat projections I've seen have SF behind FG and FF despite winning first preferences. If there's to be a minority government, they likely won't be in the best position to lead one. A coalition with smaller parties is their best bet (coalition with either of the big two would be a good way to flush their new support down the toilet) and appears to be what they're going for.

Bryter has issued a correction as of 00:56 on Feb 10, 2020

Mayor Dave
Feb 20, 2009

Bernie the Snow Clown

Valko
Sep 18, 2015

https://twitter.com/lanPaisleyMP/status/1226519871233646592

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

lmao reading up on Leo Varadkar and sounds like the Irish version of Mayor Rat.

Uranium
Sep 11, 2001

Through constant decay
Uranium creates
the radioactive ray.



“in a foreign election”? is this the outcome of the iowa caucuses?

Horseshoe theory
Mar 7, 2005

Uranium posted:

“in a foreign election”? is this the outcome of the iowa caucuses?

Ian Paisley is a DUP CHUD in Northern Ireland, where Sinn Fein is also a party and he's basically Baghdad Bobbing the relevance of the Republic of Ireland's elections to Northern Ireland.

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


its a parody account

Bryter
Nov 6, 2011

but since we are small we may-
uh, we may be the losers
Even technically speaking it wouldn't be a foreign election to the real Paisley Jr, who I believe is a citizen of Ireland

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxpYW_w5pgo

Bryter
Nov 6, 2011

but since we are small we may-
uh, we may be the losers
https://twitter.com/GerryAdamsSF/status/1226622507689684997?s=19

V. Illych L.
Apr 11, 2008

ASK ME ABOUT LUMBER


he is so good at social media

dead gay comedy forums
Oct 21, 2011


goddamn, congrats

sinn fein with boris johnson as prime minister of the UK, loving lmao

DAD LOST MY IPOD
Feb 3, 2012

Fats Dominar is on the case


ach thainig ar la, imo

cargo cult
Aug 28, 2008

by Reene
lmfao

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

dead gay comedy forums posted:

goddamn, congrats

sinn fein with boris johnson as prime minister of the UK, loving lmao

This sounds like something out of a Hearts of Iron weirdo world mod.

Maximo Roboto
Feb 4, 2012

etalian posted:

This sounds like something out of a Hearts of Iron weirdo world mod.

Is it really? It sounds more like the sorta thing that happens when everything is polarized. Trump in U.S. while AMLO is in Mexico is a similar dichotomy

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.
I've been getting most of my election news from Ireland Simpsons Fans and apparently the far right microparties ate poo poo

BrutalistMcDonalds
Oct 4, 2012


Lipstick Apathy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgWeD7tHhaE

Hardon Crime
Jan 15, 2020

hubba hubba hubba hubba
a united ireland
irish and free
thats what sinn fein
means to me

we'll drive the brits
from ireland's shores
and hopefully see
black and tans no more

breadshaped
Apr 1, 2010


Soiled Meat
https://twitter.com/chrisadonnelly/status/1226972184851230725

Taintrunner
Apr 10, 2017

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
holy poo poo look at that

Regarde Aduck
Oct 19, 2012

c l o u d k i t t e n
Grimey Drawer

Hardon Crime posted:

a united ireland
irish and free
thats what sinn fein
means to me

we'll drive the brits
from ireland's shores
and hopefully see
black and tans no more

Well no the brits will become Irish. Unless that isn’t good enough?

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etalian
Mar 20, 2006


lol

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