The Irish are heading to the polls this Friday to elect a new government. The left-wing nationalist opposition Sinn Féin party, which is hoping to finally take power, is facing competition from an emerging populist right that’s focusing on the issue of immigration, against the backdrop of a major housing crisis in the country.
New independent far-right candidates are gaining ground in Ireland, putting pressure on the outgoing centrist coalition, in a country which has – until now – never seen a political party elected based on a migration policy. But Trumpian rhetoric is gaining traction on social media. FRANCE 24’s Hervé Amoric reports from the key constituency of Dublin Central.
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