Ireland: FG opens election campaign with Obama-style web forum, The Irish Times (2011)
This article reports on the beginning of the general election campaign in Ireland. Fine Gael decided to shut down its main website (made of hundreds of pages) and replace it with a a single page containing a video message from party leader, Enda Kenny, and a forum where voters are invited to share their views on policy and the future of the country. According to the party, it is the first time that interactive technology is used in an Irish elections. This is said to be the biggest consultation exercise to date with the Irish electorate.
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