Sinn Féin declares victory in Irish general election

Party leader Mary Lou McDonald calls for talks with main rivals to form coalition

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Sinn Féin has declared victory in Ireland’s general election and called for talks with other main parties to form a coalition government.

Its leader, Mary Lou McDonald, urged Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to start negotiations with the republican party as the scale of its breakthrough confirmed a realignment of Irish politics.

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