{"id":215219,"date":"2025-01-14T20:52:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T20:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/ireland-moves-closer-to-forming-a-new-government-after-reachng-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T20:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T20:52:15","slug":"ireland-moves-closer-to-forming-a-new-government-after-reachng-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/ireland-moves-closer-to-forming-a-new-government-after-reachng-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland moves closer to forming a new government after reachng deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two of Ireland’s biggest political parties are close to finalising a deal to form a coalition with independent politicians to return to power for another five-year term.<\/p>\n

Two politicians have indicated an agreement is close to allow Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to govern – the centre-right parties are the largest members of the outgoing coalition.<\/p>\n

They collectively fell just short of the 88 seats needed to form a majority in the general election<\/a><\/strong> held on 29 November.<\/p>\n

Irish media are reporting both parties have now secured support from seven independent candidates, who make up the Regional Independent Group.<\/p>\n

Analysis: The groundbreaking coalition returns in Ireland – but challenges loom from the US<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The election result left Fianna Fail the largest party in Ireland – led by deputy prime minister Micheal Martin<\/a><\/strong> – on 48 seats out of 174 in parliament.<\/p>\n

Sinn Fein<\/a><\/strong> secured 39 and Fine Gael – led by prime minister Simon Harris<\/a><\/strong> – won 38.<\/p>\n

Both Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have refused to work with Sinn Fein because of its historical ties with the Irish Republican Army<\/a><\/strong> (IRA) during three decades of violence in Northern Ireland<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Peter Burke, senior Fine Gael TD (TDs are members of the lower house of parliament or Dail), told RTE radio that talks had not yet concluded, but a programme for government “should be published within the next 24 hours”.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, one of the seven independent TDs, Barry Heneghan, told Reuters they had each finished talks with the two larger parties and would meet on Wednesday to decide whether to back a draft policy programme the sides have worked on.<\/p>\n

“We have to meet as a regional group to go through everything with a fine tooth comb and see if we’re happy to put our names behind that,” said Mr Heneghan.<\/p>\n

The parties are hoping to sign off on the deal before next week’s US inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong>. A new Irish parliament is also due to meet on 22 January.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump’s pledge to slash corporate tax and impose tariffs poses a potentially major threat to Ireland’s foreign multinational-focused economy.<\/p>\n

The main opposition performed badly during the November poll compared to the previous election in 2020.<\/p>\n

Sinn Fein topped the poll in 2020 for the first time with 24.5% of first-preference votes.<\/p>\n

But four years on, despite being in opposition to a relatively unpopular government, the party’s vote share fell to 19% – the largest fall for any party at this election.<\/p>\n

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The Green Party, which had been part of the coalition, did particularly badly, losing 11 out of 12 seats.<\/p>\n

After the 2020 election, it took almost five months for Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Greens to form a government.<\/p>\n

At that time, it was agreed the leaders of the two larger parties would rotate the Irish prime minister or “taoiseach”.<\/p>\n

It is not clear if that arrangement will continue, given Fianna Fail has increased the number of seats it has over Fine Gael.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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