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Ireland

Sinn Féin

Irish republicanism / democratic socialism

Logo of Sinn Féin.

Contests elections in both Irish jurisdictions and is the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Campaigns for a referendum on Irish unification alongside public housing construction and health service expansion.

Founded
1905
Positions as of
2024 general election manifesto
Last verified
01

What does it believe?

  • Nation and the world

    Central objective is a referendum on Irish unification under the Good Friday Agreement provisions.

  • Wealth and inequality

    Campaigns on state-built public housing at scale, higher taxes on high incomes and wealth, and a single-tier public health service.

02

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

18

Evidence: Well documented

The state in the economy

28

Evidence: Documented

Personal liberty

66

Evidence: Documented

Tradition and change

78

Evidence: Well documented

Nation and the world

74

Evidence: Well documented

Religion and the state

30

Evidence: Documented

Power and its limits

70

Evidence: Documented

Environment and growth

62

Evidence: Documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

  • General Election Manifesto · Sinn Féin · 2024
  • Economic Benefits of a United Ireland · Sinn Féin

Logo: Sinn Féin wordmark.svg · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons.