Undated, February 27:Ireland’s centre-right Fine Gael party looked set today to lead a new government after an historic general election that saw the outgoing administration decisively booted out of office.
With nearly 80 per cent of the seats counted, Fine Gael held 59 of the 166 parliament seats, Labour held 31 and close to its all-time record of 33 seats while Fianna Fail was set for a record rout with just 14 seats.
Following is a summary of Fine Gael’s main policies and how they differ from those of the centre-left Labour Party, its most likely coalition partner.
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