Ireland's dominant political forces were left considering an unprecedented alliance on Saturday after two exit polls suggested voters would kick Prime Minister Enda Kenny's coalition government out of office, Reuters reported. Kenny would become the latest victim of an anti-establishment groundswell spreading across Europe even though his premiership has seen Ireland bounce back from a bailout to become the continent's fastest growing economy. Kenny's centre-right Fine Gael will win the election with 24.8 percent of the vote, the exit poll for national broadcaster RTE said. That is far below the 36 percent it won five years ago and the 30 percent opinion poll rating it enjoyed at the start of campaigning. With partners Labour in line to win just 7.1 percent of the ballot, the only viable option for government appeared to be a problematic alliance between historic rivals Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, which the exit poll showed rose to 21.1 percent. No previous Irish election has seen Fine Gael and Fianna Fail -- heirs to opposing sides in a civil war almost a century ago -- fall below a combined 50 percent of the vote.
