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Balance of power after next election

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  • 08-11-2010 3:17pm
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    Madd Finn
    Registered Users Posts: 522 ✭✭✭


    If a general election were to be held in the next three months, who would be the main power brokers at the end of it?

    My guess is this is going to see a major shift to local-issue independents. With Fianna Fail the most busted of busted flushes..
    With the Greens getting the kick in the bollix that junior partners always get when the public swings against outgoing coalitions..
    With Inda lacking any credibility with large parts of his own party, let alone the public at large..
    And with people suddenly realising just before polling day that Labour is now just the Stickies in better suits...

    ..there is likely to be no overall majority for any of the traditional parties or familiar coalition partner groupings.

    Who will the deals have to be done with?

    Who will hold the balance of power after next election? 45 votes

    Sinn Fein
    0% 0 votes
    Greens
    20% 9 votes
    Eirigi
    2% 1 vote
    People Before Profit
    4% 2 votes
    Galway says No to Hospital Closures
    11% 5 votes
    Carlow against Cut Backs
    11% 5 votes
    Spirit of Tony Gregory Alliance
    13% 6 votes
    JAckie Healy-Rae
    8% 4 votes
    Home owners for mortgage bail outs United
    13% 6 votes
    It's all the Asylum Seekers Fault Send Them Home Now Caucus
    15% 7 votes


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    #2
    qz
    Registered Users Posts: 8,753 ✭✭✭qz


    Politics forum.


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    Fuhrer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,661 ✭✭✭Fuhrer


    Madd Finn wrote: »
    Who will the deals have to be done with?


    Which party will comprimse all theri principles and values just to get into power?


    All of them?


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    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Mary Harney will tip the scales of power.


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    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    FF landslide.
    orourkeda wrote: »
    Mary Harney will tip the scales of power.

    If by tip you mean break.


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    Madd Finn
    Registered Users Posts: 522 ✭✭✭Madd Finn


    qz wrote: »
    Politics forum.


    No polls allowed there. Maybe it's just me. ;)

    Anyway, this is more tongue in cheek than serious analysis.


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    jimthemental
    Registered Users Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭jimthemental


    The IMF I'd say....:mad:


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    #8
    Dwaegon
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭Dwaegon


    The rent is too damn high!


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    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    I can see a very likely possibility of a rainbow coalition between the three main parties.


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    Brendog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,976 ✭✭✭Brendog


    Balance of power must be pretty sturdy to support Biffo AND Mary Harney


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    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Hopefully our independent TD, get more funding and projects for the area.

    There is a reason he tops the polls every time.
    He is doing it at the moment and constantly in the news.

    "Go to Dublin and get everything you can get!"

    Hey, Tony Gregory did it, now others do the same


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    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    Sinn Fein are the kingmakers imo, if fg/lab get 70 seats they'll be part of the next government


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    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Carlow will rule us all


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    PeterIanStaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    It doesnt matter a damn, because:

    • Biffo & St Lenihan will visit Tony O'Reilly's house for a chat two weeks before voting.
    • The pro - govt press will go into overdrive
    • The Late Late will be a huge FF circle - jerk

    and so on and so on. You know the drill by now.


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    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    cherryghost wrote: »
    Carlow will rule us all

    Rumour has it that they the whole thing.


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