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Article: Sinn Fein expects to make gains in Ireland's vote: Fianna Fail is expected to prevail today, but Sinn Fein's long-term strategy is paying off.(World)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- May 17, 2002
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Byline: Anne Cadwallader Special to The Christian Science Monitor
DUBLIN -- More than Ireland's future governance hangs in the balance today, as 3.5 million voters go to the polls.
Although it is widely accepted here that Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's party, Fianna Fail, will be re-elected, there's a much more fascinating drama unfolding.
Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), is running more candidates than it has in the past, and hopes to capitalize on the high profile, nationally and internationally, of leadership figures like Gerry Adams, the party president.
Since its participation in the peace process ...