TY - JOUR
T1 - The Forthcoming General Election in the Republic of Ireland
T2 - Winds of (Left-Wing) Change or Plus Ça Change?
AU - O'Ralaigh, Chris
PY - 2024/10/24
Y1 - 2024/10/24
N2 - The forthcoming general election will be the most consequential electoral contest for the Republic of Ireland in a century. The polity is situated in truly novel territory with the potential for an historic first: the incoming of a Sinn Féin-led, left-wing government. Any such government would portend change in the North of Ireland, symbolising a critical juncture on the path towards the ending of partition. Analysing electoral and ideological shifts across the post-2008 period, this article examines the immediate prospects for the coming to power of a left-wing government and an historic first in Irish politics.
AB - The forthcoming general election will be the most consequential electoral contest for the Republic of Ireland in a century. The polity is situated in truly novel territory with the potential for an historic first: the incoming of a Sinn Féin-led, left-wing government. Any such government would portend change in the North of Ireland, symbolising a critical juncture on the path towards the ending of partition. Analysing electoral and ideological shifts across the post-2008 period, this article examines the immediate prospects for the coming to power of a left-wing government and an historic first in Irish politics.
U2 - 10.1111/1467-923X.13467
DO - 10.1111/1467-923X.13467
M3 - Article
JO - The Political Quarterly
JF - The Political Quarterly
ER -