Ireland goes to the polls on Friday 29 November to elect a new government, with the incumbent Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael parties poised to return to power according to the latest polls.
The two centrist parties are on course to form the bulk of a new coalition with around twenty percent of the vote each projected, they would then need the support of another party such as the Greens or Labour.
CGTN’s Ken Browne has more.