Announcement comes as polls show Simon Harris’s Fine Gael and coalition partners Fianna Fáil in position to win fourth term
Ireland will hold a general election on 29 November, the prime minister, Simon Harris, announced late on Wednesday, as polls show his centre-right party Fine Gael and coalition partner Fianna Fáil in position to win a fourth term.
The country has been on election footing for the past month after the taoiseach confirmed he preferred to hold an election this year.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/06/taoiseach-announces-irish-general-election-to-take-place-in-23-days
Author : Lisa O’Carroll in Dublin
Publish date : 2024-11-06 21:05:10
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