Aontú and Independent Ireland were the main and most successful formations on the right which contested the general elections. Aontú stood in 43 constituencies and elected two TDs with a 3.9% share of the votes. Independent Ireland stood 28 candidates in 23 different constituencies. They won four seats on a 3.6% vote share.
The transfer patterns of both provide another insight into the nature of the anti-establishment parties to the right. They are also interesting to contrast to those of the two other groupings, the Irish Freedom Party and the National Alliance, whose transfers we looked at yesterday.
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