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Did your vote for Labour help Fianna Fail

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  • 26-02-2011 12:30am
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    th3 s1aught3r
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    By helping Labour get into a coalition with FG , keeps Labour off the opposition benches where they could have kept FF insignificant.
    Now FF can recover to be main oppositon party and trouce Lab/FG next time ?


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    Killer Pigeon
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    th3 s1aught3r wrote: »
    By helping Labour get into a coalition with FG , keeps Labour off the opposition benches where they could have kept FF insignificant.
    Now FF can recover to be main oppositon party and trouce Lab/FG next time ?

    Too late now I'm afraid.


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    De Dannan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 486 ✭✭De Dannan


    Yes Labour in government will help FF when the next election comes
    Labour in opposition could have seen the demise of FF totally :(


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    Sir Oxman
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    coalition still has to be passed at their convention...


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    joulter
    Registered Users Posts: 115 ✭✭joulter


    ya looks like ff will be the main opposition. thats bad news for the country. i was hoping labour would stay in opposition to keep ff down. now i can see an ff/sf 800 years rabble rabble rabble coalition in time for 2016


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    Killer Pigeon
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    De Dannan wrote: »
    Yes Labour in government will help FF when the next election comes
    Labour in opposition could have seen the demise of FF totally :(

    This is exactly why I hope Labour are in the opposition. It could still happen yet, FG could go into coalition with a few independence.


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    Godge
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    Possible that Sinn Fein and the ULA could have enough between them to form a technical group that would be bigger than FF and could become the main opposition.


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    johnnyskeleton
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    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    This is exactly why I hope Labour are in the opposition. It could still happen yet, FG could go into coalition with a few independence.

    Have FG ruled out coalition with FF, or minority government with the support of FF? They would certainly find them more compatible than Labour.

    On a similar line as the OP, whichever parties are in government are taking on a poisoned chalice and will suffer badly in the next election anyways.


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    Killer Pigeon
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    johnnyskeleton wrote: »
    Have FG ruled out coalition with FF, or minority government with the support of FF? They would certainly find them more compatible than Labour.

    FG won't go into coalition with FF simply because it'll damage their public perception and affect them in the next general election.

    I see a lot of independents being compatible with FG, particularly the likes of Shane Ross who we can safely say is elected.


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    c montgomery
    Registered Users Posts: 2,122 ✭✭✭c montgomery


    De Dannan wrote: »
    Yes Labour in government will help FF when the next election comes
    Labour in opposition could have seen the demise of FF totally :(


    Agree 100%!


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    belacqua_
    Registered Users Posts: 257 ✭✭belacqua_


    johnnyskeleton wrote: »
    Have FG ruled out coalition with FF, or minority government with the support of FF? They would certainly find them more compatible than Labour.

    FG and Labour are unlikely bedfellows, but FG have never been in government without Labour there in support as junior partners.

    A FG/FF coalition is a non-runner --the result is clear, the Irish electorate no longer want FF in government, but it's less clear who we want in government.


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    th3 s1aught3r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭th3 s1aught3r


    If Sinn Fein and other lefties were the main oppostion along with FF I think that FF could start to recover their vote a lot quicker


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    Duda17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭Duda17


    Who cares who is in opposition. Its whats in government that matters. Ireland needs labour in government and I don't think they could have done much in opposition.


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