Its support base contracted further in the general election of January 1933 (48 seats compared to Fianna Fáil's 77) as it failed to counter de Valera's populism and was increasingly labelled the party of the middle class.
Its support base contracted further in the general election of January 1933 (48 seats compared to Fianna Fáil's 77). It failed to counter de Valera's populism. It was increasingly labelled the party of the middle class.