Parliamentary elections are being held in Ireland today, where 160 members of parliament will be elected, whose mandate will begin on February 20.
More than 3,3 million registered voters vote in 39 constituencies according to the proportional system.
They vote by marking the candidates on the ballot in the order in which they support them: they write the number "1" next to the name of their first choice candidate, "2" next to the name of the next one they would support, and so on.
It is assumed that no party will succeed in winning the majority, so a coalition government will most likely be formed, writes the BBC.
According to the latest polls, the nationalist Sinn Féin party has the most support.
The exit poll will be released tonight before midnight.
The speaker of the 33rd convocation of the Dail - Parliament of Ireland will be automatically re-elected.
The polls opened this morning at 22:XNUMX a.m. and closed at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. local time.
This is the first time that a general election in Ireland has been held on a Saturday.
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