Sinn Fein News
The left-wing Irish nationalist party stunned the establishment by beating the two centre-right parties that have led every government in the country`s history, almost doubling its vote share from the last election to 24%.
Martin McGuinness had announced on January 19 that he was bowing out of politics and would not lead his nationalist party into elections in March.
Northern Ireland`s remotest polling station got its ballot box on Wednesday after a choppy ferry journey to the 140 residents on Rathlin Island.
Prime Minister Enda Kenny`s outgoing coalition came first in Ireland`s general election but fell far short of a governing majority, final results showed on Thursday, after a vote marked by anger against austerity.
Crisis talks aimed at saving Northern Ireland`s power-sharing government from collapse began Monday after a row over alleged Irish Republican Army (IRA) activity caused a mass walkout of unionist ministers.
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