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Elections in Ireland 2011 Counting is still ongoing, but the main results are already there: Fianna Fail lost more than 24% and doesn't play a political role within the next government. The electorate clearly reject the anti social agenda. The coming government will be lead by Fine Gael, who won the election with 36%. But with their 70 seats they have to find a coalition partner, probably the social democratic Labour. It's quite clear that this will only lead to minor cosmetical changes in the politics of the Irish government. Sinn Féin was able to treble their seats, increasing their presence in the Dáil from 5 TDs to 13 TDs (this number could even be increased by 1-2 after the recounts finally achieve a result). This is the real sensation of this election. They will be able to be a strong opposition in the Irish Parliament. Chart: Results, 27.2.2011 154 of 160 seats finalized SF: Sinn Féin FF: Fianna Fail FG: Fine Gael LB: Labour GP: Green Party Others (Independent: 13 / socialist Party: 2 / People before Profit: 2)