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src="/web/20241130012458im_/https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/8437/live/5c26c290-adb3-11ef-8f6c-f1a86bb055ec.jpg.webp 240w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/8437/live/5c26c290-adb3-11ef-8f6c-f1a86bb055ec.jpg.webp 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8437/live/5c26c290-adb3-11ef-8f6c-f1a86bb055ec.jpg.webp 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/8437/live/5c26c290-adb3-11ef-8f6c-f1a86bb055ec.jpg.webp 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/8437/live/5c26c290-adb3-11ef-8f6c-f1a86bb055ec.jpg.webp 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/8437/live/5c26c290-adb3-11ef-8f6c-f1a86bb055ec.jpg.webp 1024w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/8437/live/5c26c290-adb3-11ef-8f6c-f1a86bb055ec.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8437/live/5c26c290-adb3-11ef-8f6c-f1a86bb055ec.jpg.webp" alt="PA Media A woman wearing a red top empties a large black bin containing ballot papers onto a desk. To her right, a woman and a man both sit at the desk ready to count. They are in a large hall. In the background a number of other people sat at desks can be seen." class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac"/><span class="sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK">PA Media</span></div></div><div data-component="caption-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 bdPeAJ"><figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">The Irish general election took place on Friday</figcaption></div></figure><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The Irish general election that took place on Friday will decide who will sit in the Dáil, the lower house of the Oireachtas (Ireland's parliament).</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Elected members are known as Teachtaí Dála (TDs).</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The number of TDs and constituencies will both increase for the 2024 election <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://ec-report.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/constituency-review-report-2023.pdf#page=7" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">after a 2023 review</a>.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">There are now 43 Dáil constituencies (up from 39 in 2020) which will elect between three and five TDs each. </p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">A total number of 174 TDs will be selected, up from 160 in 2020. </p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_1" id="dotcom-mid_1" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">One seat in the Dáil goes to the Ceann Comhairle (Speaker), so 88 TDs is the number required for an overall majority.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">More than 3.4 million people are registered to vote in the Republic of Ireland.</p></div><div data-component="subheadline-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 eeiVGB"><h2 class="sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla">How will votes be counted?</h2></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The Republic of Ireland elects its government using a system of proportional representation known as the single transferable vote. </p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Voters will have the opportunity to rank candidates in their constituency in order of preference, marking their favourite with a number one, a number two beside their next choice and so on. </p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">They can vote for as many or as few candidates as they like. </p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Candidates will have to reach a certain number of votes in order to be elected.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_2" id="dotcom-mid_2" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/web/20241130012458im_/https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/5c49/live/e47c95a0-adc4-11ef-b778-0575c0dbf437.jpg.webp 240w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/5c49/live/e47c95a0-adc4-11ef-b778-0575c0dbf437.jpg.webp 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/5c49/live/e47c95a0-adc4-11ef-b778-0575c0dbf437.jpg.webp 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/5c49/live/e47c95a0-adc4-11ef-b778-0575c0dbf437.jpg.webp 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/5c49/live/e47c95a0-adc4-11ef-b778-0575c0dbf437.jpg.webp 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/5c49/live/e47c95a0-adc4-11ef-b778-0575c0dbf437.jpg.webp 1024w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/5c49/live/e47c95a0-adc4-11ef-b778-0575c0dbf437.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/5c49/live/e47c95a0-adc4-11ef-b778-0575c0dbf437.jpg.webp" alt="PA Media A man in a yellow hi-vis jacket is walking among a sea of grey ballot boxes, checking the lids are secure." class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac"/><span class="sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK">PA Media</span></div></div><div data-component="caption-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 bdPeAJ"><figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Ballots are transferred to the next usable preference after a candidate has reached their quota for election</figcaption></div></figure><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">That number is decided for each constituency using a mathematical formula based on the number of seats available and the number of votes that have been cast. </p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Counting the ballots takes place in multiple rounds.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Each ballot is initially credited to the first choice.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Once a candidate receives the number of votes required, they are elected and any remaining ballots that are marked with them as first choice are transferred to the second ranked preferences.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Ballots continue to be transferred to the next usable preference until all of the seats in the constituency are filled with candidates who have reached the quota.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_3" id="dotcom-mid_3" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="subheadline-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 eeiVGB"><h2 class="sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla">What parties stood in the election?</h2></div><div data-component="video-block" data-testid="fabl-video-container" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG"></div><div data-component="caption-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 bdPeAJ"><figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Irish general election: What you need to know about the 2024 vote</figcaption></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Politics in the Republic was traditionally dominated by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Both parties emerged following a split in nationalist opinion over the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Fianna Fáil was once seen as more centrist, Fine Gael as more conservative, but differences have blurred and both are now seen as centre-right parties.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Four years ago Fianna Fáil won 38 seats and Fine Gael ended up with 35.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">To gain a governing majority, a coalition government was formed between <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53181372" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party.</a></p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_4" id="dotcom-mid_4" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/web/20241130012458im_/https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/941a/live/77352970-adc5-11ef-93a6-9fd2d3586a96.jpg.webp 240w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/941a/live/77352970-adc5-11ef-93a6-9fd2d3586a96.jpg.webp 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/941a/live/77352970-adc5-11ef-93a6-9fd2d3586a96.jpg.webp 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/941a/live/77352970-adc5-11ef-93a6-9fd2d3586a96.jpg.webp 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/941a/live/77352970-adc5-11ef-93a6-9fd2d3586a96.jpg.webp 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/941a/live/77352970-adc5-11ef-93a6-9fd2d3586a96.jpg.webp 1024w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/941a/live/77352970-adc5-11ef-93a6-9fd2d3586a96.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/941a/live/77352970-adc5-11ef-93a6-9fd2d3586a96.jpg.webp" alt="PA Media Micheál Martin stands to the left in front of a grey podium. He is wearing a blue suit and tie and is holding his hand out. Mary Lou McDonald stands in the middle in a blue top and bright pink blazer, holding two hands up. Simon Harris stands behind a podium to the right and also appears to be in the midst of talking. " class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac"/><span class="sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK">PA Media</span></div></div><div data-component="caption-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 bdPeAJ"><figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">The most prominent parties are Fianna Fáil, led by Micheál Martin (L), Sinn Féin, led by Mary Lou McDonald (M), and Fine Gael, led by Simon Harris (R)</figcaption></div></figure><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">This year’s election is the first major electoral test for the Fine Gael leader and outgoing Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Simon Harris.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">He was <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce7r19g90gno" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">new to the role in April</a>, when he became the youngest person to lead the Republic of Ireland at 37 after his predecessor Leo Varadkar stepped down.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Harris entered the Dáil in 2011, aged 24, as TD for Wicklow.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">He had <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68624474" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">a rapid rise through the party ranks</a>, landing his first cabinet role before his 30th birthday.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">As health minister, he oversaw the Republic's vote to overturn its abortion ban and was in charge of the country's initial response to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_5" id="dotcom-mid_5" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Fianna Fáil are led by Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) Michéal Martin.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">He is a seasoned politician, having left a short-lived teaching career in 1985 to work in politics full-time. </p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Martin was first elected as a TD in 1989 and has been re-elected in each election since.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">He took up the mantel as leader of Fianna Fáil in 2011 and was elected taoiseach in 2020 as part of the three-party coalition agreement.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_6" id="dotcom-mid_6" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Sinn Féin, led by <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv229ry3d73o" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">Mary Lou McDonald</a>, is an Irish republican and democratic socialist party and the main opposition party.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">McDonald was the party’s first MEP (member of the European Parliament) in 2004, and won her first seat for the party in Dáil for the Dublin Central constituency in 2011.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">She became vice-president of Sinn Féin in 2009, and took over from Gerry Adams as president in 2018.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Since then, the Dublin politician has sought to distance her party from criticism about its historic links to IRA violence.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">In 2020 her party made significant gains and <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51432660" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">topped the popular vote</a>, winning 37 seats.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">It has become the <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8978z7z8w4o" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">largest party across Northern Ireland</a>'s councils, as well as in its assembly and at Westminster.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Other parties putting forward candidates for the election include Labour, Social Democrats, PBP-Solidarity, Aontú and the newly-formed Independent Ireland.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_7" id="dotcom-mid_7" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="subheadline-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 eeiVGB"><h2 class="sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla">What have been the key issues for voters?</h2></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Pressures around housing, immigration and public services have dominated the campaign.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Ireland will have a total budget surplus this year of €25bn (£20.8bn), which is made up in part by a <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39k9882nero" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">huge tax windfall from Apple</a> the parties are making big spending pledges and the parties are making big spending pledges.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">But some voters say they <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8ekz3zz4eko" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">“don't see” the country’s healthy bank balance</a>.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The huge <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mz3zj1kevo" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">cost of renting or buying a home</a> has been a major theme in the campaign while this is the first Irish general election where immigration has been a mainstream issue.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">It rose up the agenda following the riots in Dublin in November 2023 however it has <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4n97wv432o" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">not been the defining election topic</a>.</p></div><div data-component="subheadline-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 eeiVGB"><h2 class="sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla">How did the election campaign played out?</h2></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">This campaign saw its fair share of viral moments.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">An awkward encounter between a care worker and Simon Harris while canvassing in County Cork last weekend was viewed millions of times across social media platforms during the last week of the campaign.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">In his first campaign as leader of Fine Gael, Harris had plenty of practice trying to put out election fires.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The party had been running its campaign under a "new energy" slogan after his election as leader and Taoiseach earlier this year.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Commentators mused over how the ‘Harris Hop’ may have turned into something resembling a ‘flop’.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_8" id="dotcom-mid_8" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="links-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jVHuOl"><div class="sc-93223220-0 sc-46222299-0 ctbOlq eluqFz"><div data-testid="links-grid" class="sc-93223220-0 sc-46222299-1 hVPZMe jMSIqG"><div data-testid="chester-card"><div data-testid="anchor-inner-wrapper"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gp149mg7zo" data-testid="external-anchor" target="_self" class="sc-2e6baa30-0 gILusN"><div data-testid="chester-article" class="sc-417019fc-0 iZGTHs"><div class="sc-8ea7699c-1 hxRodh"><div class="sc-8ea7699c-0 hcpAqY"><h2 data-testid="card-headline" class="sc-8ea7699c-3 dhclWg">Could 'viral' moments decide the Irish election?</h2></div></div></div></a></div></div></div></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Fianna Fáil, on the other hand, managed to avoid any negative viral moments.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Under the leadership of Micheál Martin, the party had what's been referred to as a steady campaign, no big breakthroughs but also no big gaffes.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Sinn Féin had faced questions over its handling of <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy804e79j09o" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">recent internal controversies </a>on both sides of the border, but these events do not appear to have had a particularly significant impact during the campaign as the party's polling position recovered marginally.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">It focused on delivering its policy positions around key issues such as its proposed solutions to the country's housing crisis.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_9" id="dotcom-mid_9" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="subheadline-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 eeiVGB"><h2 class="sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla">What could a new government look like?</h2></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe"><a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9x9wn802ko" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">The exit poll suggests it’s tight</a> - Fine Gael 20%, Sinn Féin 21.1%, Fine Gael 20%, Fianna Fáil 19.5%.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The two main parties in the outgoing Irish government have again <a target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk1v3g8yn0o" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">ruled out Sinn Féin as a potential coalition partner.</a></p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Polling also suggests more independent candidates will be elected than in 2020 and if parliamentary arithmetic is tight, their role in government formation could be critical.</p><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">If it is to get into government for the first time, it is likely Sinn Féin will have to look to smaller parties or like-minded independents to find the majority. </p></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/web/20241130012458im_/https://www.bbc.com/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/6e52/live/6ec0be70-adc6-11ef-b778-0575c0dbf437.jpg.webp 240w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241130012458im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/6e52/live/6ec0be70-adc6-11ef-b778-0575c0dbf437.jpg.webp 320w, 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