What just happened in Ireland? Sinn Féin upsetting the center-right duopoly, the one that has ruled politics there since way back. Up to now, the left-wing nationalists known mostly for their past as the political wing of the IRA. But the Troubles in Northern Ireland are long over and new standard bearer Mary McDonald campaigned first and foremost on domestic issues like inequality and an acute housing crisis. Why the historic surge?
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4 июн 2024