{"id":1899,"date":"2020-02-20T14:24:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T12:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2020-02-20T14:24:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T12:24:13","slug":"sinn-fein-flirts-with-assuming-executive-power-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=1899","title":{"rendered":"Sinn Fein flirts with assuming Executive Power in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sinn  Fein a  center-left \nto  left-wing  Irish \nrepublican  political  party \nactive  in  both \nthe  Republic  of \nIreland  and  Northern \nIreland, which has as its central purpose national self-determination\nand at the same time is the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA)\nbecame the first party in the Parliamentary elections on 8 February 2020,\ncreating a presumption of earthquake in Ireland’s political scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that Sinn Fein had not nominated a sufficient number of candidates\nfor this election, resulting in fewer seats in the Irish Parliament than it\ncould achieve and always according to its percentages, shows that the party\nitself was also taken by surprise with these election results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Thanos S.\nChonthrogiannis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Logo of Sinn Fein<\/strong>
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The results of the elections<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results of the parliamentary elections of 8 February 2020 for the Irish Parliament and a total of 160 seats are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political Party<\/strong><\/td>Percentage %<\/strong><\/td>Parliament Seats<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sinn Fein<\/td>24,5<\/td>37<\/td><\/tr>
Fianna Fail<\/td>22,2<\/td>38<\/td><\/tr>
Fine Gael<\/td>20,9<\/td>35<\/td><\/tr>
Green<\/td>7,1<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
Others<\/td>25,3<\/td>38<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Despite Sinn Fein\u2019s lead in the elections, the two main political forces\nthat have dominated Ireland’s political scene since the founding of the Irish\nstate and to date can continue to co-govern if another smaller party is\nattached to their governing coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that even if Sinn  Fein as\nthe first party, it receives a mandate to form a government, if it is not\nsupported by the other two political forces, it will have to hand over the\nmandate to form a government to the second \nFianna  Fail party. It is\ncertainly quite difficult for Sinn Fein to find support for forming a\ngovernment with the new structure of the Irish Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinn Fein\u2019s success lies in the fact that its leader Mary-Lou McDonald has\nmanaged to create this Sinn    Fein\ndynamic without itself related to Sinn Fein\u2019s troubled past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinn Fein\u2019s historic leader, Gerry Adams, who helped Sinn Fein with his\ndecision to retire by disconnecting Sinn Fein\u2019s past that mirrored his face and\nenabling Mary-Lou McDonald to turn it into a new political party with a new\npolitical social stigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The message of the election result<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The election result of 08 February 2020 shows the Irish people’s\naccumulated dissatisfaction with the two parties of power, and Sinn Fein\u2019s\nelectoral momentum seems to be receiving public dissatisfaction with the other\ntwo main parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Irish people sent a clear message to Ireland’s two main political\nparties Fianna Feil and Fine Gael respectively and given that Sinn Fein,\ndespite its first, will not be able to form a government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That if the two main parties do not zealously reflect on the social\nproblems facing a large proportion of the Irish people to provide definitive\nand permanent solutions then Sinn  Fein\nin the next parliamentary elections will gain not only the lead in the\nelections but also the full self-reliance to form his own government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, the Irish people have shown their preference for\nSinn  Fein in practice,  sending them the message that while we trust\nyou and you are the new “political blood” that will rejuvenate Ireland’s\npolitical scene but we need some more time before we give you the reins of the\ncountry and if you work methodically and present concrete alternatives to our\nproblems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The causes that led to this election result<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, the intense social problems and social inequalities give a\nstrong present to the lives of Irish citizens despite any prosperity\nachievements achieved by the Irish economy in recent decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When most families do not have the money to rent a house, the main living\nproblem of the man is finding shelter, then this becomes the main vehicle of\ndissatisfaction of the people. Rents in Ireland are too high and unapproachable\nfor the incomes of many families forced them to stay homeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinn Fein with the right political strategy and proposing social housing\nconstruction projects received this justified anger of the Irish people towards\nthe two other main parties. Sinn Fein\u2019s proposal to finance these social\nhousing projects is that it will come from the revenue generated by the\ntaxation of large corporations and incomes respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this political position is a double-edged sword, given that Ireland has\nbeen chosen as the headquarters of many multinational companies because of its\nlow tax rates. If this tax regime changes then thousands of jobs are very\nlikely to be lost and many companies move their headquarters to other more\nflexible tax countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposed policy<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposed economic solution for Ireland to find funding to solve\nimmediate and pressing social problems would be the Irish Government resulting\nfrom the new mandate rounds of government formation political parties and\nalways in agreement with the parliamentary opposition to agree to increase the\nborrowing of the new Irish Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The low borrowing rates borrowed on capital markets by the Irish economy\ncoupled with the 63,6% Government  Debt\nto GDP index currently in existence, enables the Irish government to borrow\ncapitals and increase it to 66-67%% and with these capital loans to finance the\nconstruction programs of new social housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In such a case, the long-term repayment of this loan will not burden the\nIrish economy in order to cause an increase in its tax rates, while there will\nalways be the possibility of collecting the expected revenues will result from\nthe mutual compromise between the Irish Government and any multinationals fined\nby the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We believe that a mutual compromise between multinationals who have to pay\nfines and the Irish Government is the best solution since multinationals will\nbe able to pay some of the fines imposed by ensuring the their proper\nfunctioning and remaining in Ireland without the lost jobs, while the Irish\nGovernment will be able to gradually repay the loans financing the programs to\neliminate any social inequalities in the Irish society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it wants virtue and boldness from both the Irish government and the\nparliamentary opposition so that the Irish political system can adopt such a\nstrategic political solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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