In response to a parliamentary question.
A disenfranchised electorate
Put simply, the side that is less factional and more united around a leading candidate of their side has the better chance to win.
The apparently incurious Gardai.
When you do not have to pay for Utopia, you are free to vote for Utopia.
It is to the credit of the Electoral Commission that these issues might finally now be addressed.
The poor state of Ireland’s electoral register may well be a factor in the country’s declining voter participation rates
“Getting the working class out to vote” has basically been the pipe dream of every revolutionary left wing movement in the west for decades now.
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Elections are not referendums where there are simply two choices.
In an election like this, it may take days for the full results to be known.
This essentially means that one unlucky candidate will emerge without success.