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MYSTERIOUS: Sinn fein actively pursuing route into government insists leader mcdonald | Mind Blowing Facts

Sinn Fein Fine Gael Fianna Fail Gerard Hutch Mary Lou McDonald Micheal Martin Brian Lawless Catherine Martin Simon Harris Ireland

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald and deputy Michelle O’Neill arrive at the count at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Wire)

The leader of Sinn Fein has expressed determination to form a government of the left in Ireland as she insisted her party’s performance in the General Election had broken the state’s political mould.

Despite Mary Lou McDonald’s confidence around shaping a coalition without Fine Gael and Fianna Fail – the two parties that have dominated the landscape of Irish politics for a century – the pathway to government for Sinn Fein still appears challenging.

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