Ireland's Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tanaiste Joan Burton depart Government Buildings after announcing the beginning of the General Election in Dublin, Ireland on February 03, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's recovering economy cannot afford a spell of political uncertainty after an election this month, with further shocks to the global economy "a firm possibility", Deputy Prime Minister Joan Burton said on Friday.
Ireland votes on Feb. 26 in what promises to be a tight contest that opinion polls suggest may fail to produce a stable government, as happened in Spain where parties are no closer to forming a coalition weeks after the election there.
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