Presidential Election 2025

FFG have been in government either together or one or the other leading while the other lead opposition since the foundation of the state. Bertie was personally corrupt but a far better politician than the current fella. Instead of doing a deal with a real party to form this government, a real political party that would have real demands and standards, the sleveen along with his pals in FG who are tired and bored in office just took the easy road. An alternative coalition looks like it’s forming because of his weak leadership and lack of foresight. I think you know what I’m talking about.

They (SF and Labour and Social Democrats and others) will have to follow through on it and build a strong coalition to win a General Election but the reaction from FFG shills against the coalescing behind Connolly’s candidacy and Micheál Martin himself with such a dramatic and shrill admonition (about the use of the word fabric apparently) is very revealing. It’s put the wind up FFG alright.

Interesting times ahead.

Steen is VERY right wing by Irish standards so like it or not voting for her is supporting her views and kind of makes you right wing.

Examples of the views she and Iona espouse, they are pro-Israel and the genocide of palestinians, they are against gay marriage and abortion as well as being anti-immigration with vaguely racist dog whistling and ironically her views are so regressive she would like to return us to a point in our countries history where she herself wouldn't have been able to qualify as a barrister or even run for president.

But is now the time?

So you think being anti-abortion, anti immigration, anti gay marriage and against progressing women's equality in the workplace to name but a few of Ionas regressive policies are not right wing?

I do find it hilarious that you say if you cant vote for Steen you would vote for Connolly, when the 2 of them could not be further apart on literally every issue politically, socially or economically.

We had two ABFF Governments in the 40s/50s, albeit they included FG. They were rather bag-of-cats'y in their formation and indeed operation but did (declaration of the Republic, joining the UN) and tried to do (Mother and Child scheme) massive reforms that deV's FF probably wouldn't do.

Might be out of living memory but it's heavily taught in LC History so there's plenty of people aware of it - could be something to allude to in campaigns.

They said that about Democratic Left back in the day but when they got into office they found their discipline.

The conditions are there and Micheál Martin has played his part in creating it.

Somehow in the last few years the Irish center has gone so far to the left that Irish standards of left and right are more or less an irrelevance

Saying you would vote for Steen and if not possible then Connolly shows you up for being an unserious political dilettante so I wont be engaging with your ignorant tripe anymore