Eoin Ó Broin: Will Sinn Fein be part of Ireland's government?
Eoin Ó Broin is on Sinn Fein's negotiating team trying to form a new government in Ireland after last month's election. But how has the coronavirus outbreak affected their plans?
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Sinn Fein’s Eoin Ó Broin. Coronavirus is first and foremost a global health crisis. But its impacts go so much further. The economic damage is deep and worldwide, and political systems face profound challenges too. Ireland is a telling case study. Last month’s election left the country without a stable government. Eoin Ó Broin is a leading figure in Sinn Fein, the party that won the most votes, but failed to form a government. Does political uncertainty now make Ireland especially vulnerable?
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