The June 2024 Euro/ Local results in Ireland produced some alarming results – the racist far-right came from the margins and increased its electoral support. This could be a predictor of the coming General Election result.
Warning signs to anti-racists exist in various opinion surveys. See, for example, these numbers from a recent RedC General Election Opinion Survey:
Aontú, a right-wing split from Sinn Féin set up by an anti-choice TD from Meath, Peadar TóibÃn, is beginning to hoover up right-wing racist votes which were scattered among various mini-Hitlers in the June 2024 European and Local Elections. We can say the same for the Irish Independence party (II). When we note that a majority of independent candidates are part of the racist far-right, a disturbing picture emerges. The numbers are worse in other parts of the Irish state.
Here is the data from an Irish Times Opinion Poll :
Irish General Election November 29 2024 Irish Times Survey Results 15/11/24
First preference voting intentions
Dublin Rest of Leinster Munster Connacht/Ulster
Fianna Fáil 16.00% 19.00% 27.00% 13.00%
Fine Gael 22.00% 29.00% 22.00% 29.00%
Labour 9.00% 3.00% 2.00% 3.00%
Green Party 6.00% 2.00% 1.00% 2.00%
Sinn Fein 21.00% 16.00% 19.00% 21.00%
People Before Profit/Solidarity 4.00% 1.00% 2.00% 1.00%
Social Democrats 5.00% 5.00% 2.00% 2.00%
Aontú 2.00% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00%
Independent candidate 15.00% 21.00% 21.00% 25.00%
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Warning signs to anti-racists exist in various opinion surveys. See, for example, these numbers from a recent RedC General Election Opinion Survey:
Aontú, a right-wing split from Sinn Féin set up by an anti-choice TD from Meath, Peadar TóibÃn, is beginning to hoover up right-wing racist votes which were scattered among various mini-Hitlers in the June 2024 European and Local Elections. We can say the same for the Irish Independence party (II). When we note that a majority of independent candidates are part of the racist far-right, a disturbing picture emerges. The numbers are worse in other parts of the Irish state.
Here is the data from an Irish Times Opinion Poll :
Irish General Election November 29 2024 Irish Times Survey Results 15/11/24
First preference voting intentions
Dublin Rest of Leinster Munster Connacht/Ulster
Fianna Fáil 16.00% 19.00% 27.00% 13.00%
Fine Gael 22.00% 29.00% 22.00% 29.00%
Labour 9.00% 3.00% 2.00% 3.00%
Green Party 6.00% 2.00% 1.00% 2.00%
Sinn Fein 21.00% 16.00% 19.00% 21.00%
People Before Profit/Solidarity 4.00% 1.00% 2.00% 1.00%
Social Democrats 5.00% 5.00% 2.00% 2.00%
Aontú 2.00% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00%
Independent candidate 15.00% 21.00% 21.00% 25.00%
Continue reading @ Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières.
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