Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that even without all the votes counted, there is a clear sign the people want change.

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Among them is deputy leader Doherty, who insisted McDonald remains the party's greatest asset. "Mary Lou is the taoiseach this country needs and she is the person who will sort out health, housing, child care and the cost of living," he said.

The Sinn Féin leader said that her party will talk to any of the smaller parties and independents who are on the left and share progressive views

Mary Lou McDonald (55) has been the leader of Sinn Féin since February 2018 and a TD for Dublin Central since 2011. She succeeded Gerry Adams as leader, who had been at the helm of the party for 34 years.

SINN FÉIN LEADER Mary Lou McDonald has been re-elected in Dublin Central. She was elected on the third count at the RDS this evening. Speaking ahead of her re-election this evening, McDonald told reporters that the maths for any government formation talks are going to be complicated.

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