Irish PM's party slips to third place in pre-election poll


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  • Monday, 25 Nov 2024

Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and leader of Fine Gael Simon Harris canvasses ahead of a general election, in Dublin, Ireland November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris' Fine Gael party has slipped into third place after losing a quarter of its support in less than two weeks, according to one of the final opinion polls before Friday's general election.

Support for Fine Gael has fallen to 19% from 25%, the Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll showed on Monday. Fine Gael's main coalition partner Fianna Fail was up two points to 21%, while opposition party Sinn Fein was up one point to 20%.

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