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Article: Sinn Fein Rising.(political activity)
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- The Nation
- Article date:
- June 24, 2002
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Sinn Fein, generally known for its historical association with the Irish Republican Army and the peace process, has made a breakthrough in the twenty-six-county Irish Republic by garnering five seats in the Dublin Parliament. For those unfamiliar with the Irish electoral system, an equivalent achievement by Ralph Nader and the Green Party would have meant doubling their national vote and taking twenty Congressional seats in the 2000 election.
The recent victories for the left-wing Sinn Fein are a challenge to globalization and sharply contrast with the righting populism recently surfacing in other European elections. Sinn Fein campaigned against the Treaty of ...