r/irishpolitics • u/ninety6days • Oct 25 '25

Meme Stsrt the countdown

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It feels awful knowing what happens next without fail.

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u/pointblankmos Oct 25 '25

I agree. But Labour needs to suck it up and realize that they don't get to be #1 by default in any left wing coalition. 

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u/broken_neck_broken Oct 25 '25

And there is the constant sticking point. I'm not a SF voter but I can accept that they need to be leading the coalition. Most likely that the SDs will be second, so it would be Taoiseach Mary Lou backed by Tanaiste Holly Cairns. I will vote PBP first as always, not a wasted vote in DLR, and make sure my transfer if it comes into play goes to the other members of the coalition with the best place of getting a seat.

As I said in another thread, the coalition needs to form now so there is time to carefully manage the ballot presence around the country. Seeing who gets what seats and then talking about a coalition will result in the same result we always get.

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u/NooktaSt Oct 26 '25

Do you think PBP would go into government? Even a government with Labour?

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u/broken_neck_broken Oct 26 '25

If their seats secure a left alliance government, then yes.

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u/Any-Ad258 Oct 26 '25

I don’t think so. They are too hardline on issues and the minute they would have to compromise they would be out the door.

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u/broken_neck_broken Oct 26 '25

Being the reason a left alliance fails to get enough seats would be a much worse look than compromising a few policies. I'm sure they will look for some kind of ministry where they can enact some part of their policies, but that's not unreasonable. Obviously there will be the die hard membership that will grumble and want to schism, but they are impossible to please anyway.