Obviously I’m a bit disappointed to see that it looks like FF could get back in with a single-party govt. but even more so to see the destruction of any real choice in Irish politics. How so? Well, it looks like its going back to the ‘good old days’ of FF in govt. FG having the main of the rest and then there being a rump which Labour leads. So far it’s starting to look like the PD’s may be destroyed and left with just the one TD, the Greens haven’t done well at all and the Independents/small parties also look to be heading away. What does all this mean? Long story short – two center parties with hardly a difference between them. Still, it might lead to the creation of one or two new parties in the future… Here’s hoping!
{ 2007 05 25 }
Plus ca Change, Now a web-roundup too at Irish Election | 26-May-07 at 10:37 am | Permalink
[...] bloggers have been reacting to the news of the result to, John can’t help but feel that five more years of FF government is a bad thing for democracy. Gerry [...]