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The party has been classed as left-wing nationalist and left-wing populist in academia, noting that while Sinn Féin engages in the "us vs them" dynamic of populism, it does so by engaging in the language of "the people vs elites" without resorting to using anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Tomás Mac Giolla took leadership of Sinn Féin in 1962 as part of a new guard of Irish Republicans who sought to take Sinn Féin back to the left after 20 years of pursuing a right-wing stance. Tomás Mac Giolla was elected president in 1962. His presidency marked a significant shift towards the left.
The modern-day Sinn Féin party emerged in 1970 after a split in the party, and was often distinguished as Provisional Sinn Féin. It was closely linked to the Provisional Irish Republican Army. It is led by Mary Lou McDonald. Sinn Féin has 39 TDs, two Senators, two MEPs and 99 councillors in the Republic of Ireland.
Irish exit polling suggests that the incumbent center-right parties could likely form a coalition government, though vote counting continues on Sunday and the left-wing Sinn Féin remains in the ...
A Sinn Fein TD has said they will continue to speak to like-minded parties in a bid to form a left-leaning government, and there is a “powerful bloc” of 60 progressive politicians who ...
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland's two main coalition parties soundly beat Sinn Fein in local council elections on Sunday, a surprising and potentially devastating blow to the left-wing party's hope of ...
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That is a sharp change from a year ago when Sinn Fein was on course to be by far the largest party at 35%, and either bypass their centre-right rivals or leave little choice but for one of them to ...