Main Irish opposition surged into 12-point lead as election called
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland’s main opposition party, Fianna Fail, surged into a 12-point lead over the governing Fine Gael party according to an opinion poll that was published on Sunday but conducted mainly before Prime Minister Leo Varadkar called a snap election.
Varadkar called the Feb. 8 poll on Tuesday, kicking off a campaign that will pit his party’s record on Brexit and Ireland’s fast growing economy against a struggling public services and a high cost of living, particularly in housing.