Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein says formally requested talks with centre-right Fianna Fail to discuss forming a government
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald talks to the media as she meets with members of the public in Dublin, Ireland, February 10, 2020.
The request puts pressure on Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, whose party has 38 seats in the 160-seat parliament, to clarify his position on a possible tie-up with Sinn Fein, which has 37 seats. "Micheal Martin has said 'I am a democrat, I listen to the people and I respect the decision of the people', so he knows that the people have voted for change," Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said in a statement to announce that the formal request had been made.During the election campaign, Martin ruled out doing a deal with Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army , but in the immediate aftermath of the vote, he refused to exclude the possibility.
Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have dominated Irish politics since it broke from British rule nearly a century ago.
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