Sinn Féin voters should not be treated as 'second class citizens', says McDonald

'I would ask Fianna Fàil and Fine Gael to try and muster at least a little bit of respect for the communities and the voters that vote for us', the Sinn Féin leader said
Sinn Féin voters should not be treated as 'second class citizens', says McDonald

SinnFéin spokesperson on housing Eoin O Broin and leader Mary Lou McDonald in Clondalkin, Dublin, launch their party's proposals to bring home ownership back into reach for working people. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The Sinn Féin leader has told the Government not to treat her supporters like "second class citizens".

Mary Lou McDonald was speaking at an event launching her party's housing campaign in Clondalkin. She said she wants to lead the next government without Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, but that regardless of whether the outgoing coalition parties would go into government with her, voters for Sinn Féin deserve to be respected.

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