Fine Gael ministers dismiss 'voting pact' idea suggested by leader Leo Varadkar

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Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys both dismissed the idea at their Ard Fheis in Athlone on Saturday.

Senior Fine Gael ministers have dismissed a suggestion from their leader Leo Varadkar that the party could enter a voting pact with Fianna Fáil and the Green Party.

READ MORE:Simon Coveney threatens to expel more Russian diplomats after Irish politicians put on 'travel ban'Minister Coveney said that while he hopes Fine Gael is on good terms with Fianna Fáil and the Green Party when the next election comes in or before 2025, the parties will stand on their own in the election.

“But I'd like to think that a lot of people who are choosing who to vote for in the next election will see that the outgoing government is one that they may be willing to transfer votes to. “[Mr Varadkar] did say that if there was a transfer pack, that will be looked at at the time,” she said.

 

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