Taoiseach Simon Harris will formally seek the dissolution of the Dail on Friday
The Irish people face a “historic choice” in the General Election between more of the same or the “live option” of a Sinn Fein -led government, Mary Lou McDonald has said.
“There is a huge appetite for change,” said Ms McDonald. “There is a huge need for change, and by that we mean a new government. “In election after election, it has always boiled down really to either Fine Gael or Fianna Fail, Tweedledum or Tweedledee. On this occasion, there now is a live option for a different government, a new government.”
Sinn Fein goes into the election on the back of a difficult number of weeks for the party. It has faced intense criticism of its handling of several controversies focused on how it dealt with a range of allegations and complaints against party members. “Victory, success, means a change of government,” she said. “That’s how it will be measured for us. We’ve talked a long time about the need for a change of direction.
“Sinn Fein is the only option, the only alternative vehicle beyond a Fianna Fail or Fine Gael-led government, and that’s what success would look like to us.”
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