Ireland begins its official vote count following an exit poll that suggested the general election ended in a three-way dead heat
The exit poll, released as voting ended at 10 p.m. on Saturday, showed Taoiseach, or Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar's Fine Gael party with 22.4% of first preference votes. Sinn Féin won 22.3% while Fianna Fáil gained 22.2%.Sinn Féin's leader Mary Lou McDonald has helped transform the party to attract younger voters.With a margin of error of 1.
Fianna Fáil, led by Micheál Martin, has said the same, although some analysts have speculated it is not impossible for both nationalist parties to work together.Varadkar's Fine Gael party currently leads a minority government propped up in a confidence-and-supply arrangement with Fianna Fáil. A possible scenario is that Fianna Fáil could win the most seats and Fine Gael returns the favor by supporting its rivals.
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