Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and Fine Gael party leader Simon Harris walks during canvassing, in Dublin, Ireland, November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland's main opposition Sinn Fein looked on course to win the most votes at a general election by the narrowest of margins on Friday, but its two main centre-right rivals will likely have enough seats to govern again without it, an exit poll showed.
The exit poll put the left wing Sinn Fein on 21.1%, the centre-right Fine Gael of Prime Minister Simon Harris on 21.0% and like-minded coalition partner Fianna Fail on 19.5%.