Irish PM's party sees poll lead narrow ahead of election


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  • Sunday, 24 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: 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 seen its lead over both its main coalition partner and the main opposition party narrow significantly ahead of a general election on Friday, an opinion poll showed.

Fine Gael is still the most popular party with the support of 22% of respondents, but that is down from 26% three weeks ago, according to the Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll, which was taken on Thursday and Friday.

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