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DUBLIN — Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in Sunday from a fractured national election, though with a reduced vote share ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and Fine Gael party leader Simon Harris attends a campaign event, ahead of Ireland's general election, in Trim, Ireland November 27, 2024.

Ireland's two dominant centre-right political parties are close to finalising a coalition deal with independent lawmakers to return to power for another five-year term, two lawmakers said on Tuesday.

With none of Ireland’s parties projected to gain enough seats to win an outright majority, a period of intense political horse-trading was always the most likely outcome of the vote.

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in Sunday from a fractured national election, though with a reduced vote ...