Enda Kenny Concedes That Labour and Fine Gael Will Not Form The Next Government

While Enda Kenny has refused to discuss options for the next government until the count ends, he as accepted that the vote has indicated the want for change. Speaking at the count centre in Castlebar, he conceded that Fine Gael and Labour would not have the numbers to form the next government. Kenny said he had a duty to respect the decision made by the people of Ireland and that he intends to do that.

Enda Kenny has said democracy is "merciless when it kicks in", rules out Fine Gael/Labour governmenthttps://t.co/wMF8PmiZTp

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"I'd like to think that it would be possible, given the final results, to be able to put a government together that can work through the many difficulties that we have” he said.

Enda Kenny says he will wait to find out the seat totals for the other parties before deciding on his next movehttps://t.co/OXwNhDIlSd — RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 27, 2016

Leo Varadkar has said that he believes the party performed much worse than expected.

Varadkar: "I think opposition parties ... have an obligation to see if they can come together to form a govt" #GE16https://t.co/DHtjxrPnNP

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