Micheál Martin returns as Ireland’s prime minister after securing backing of parliament
- Micheál Martin has received the backing of the Irish Parliament to become the country's next premier, with a vote of 95 to 76.
- He will formally become Ireland's Taoiseach during a ceremony with President Michael D. Higgins at Arás an Uachtaráin in Dublin.
- Martin's Fianna Fáil emerged as the largest party after Ireland's general election in November and agreed to re-enter a coalition with Fine Gael.
- The coalition will be supported by several independent TDs for a five-year government term after lengthy negotiations.
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Newly elected Taoiseach Micheál Martin appoints government ministers
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has named a new cabinet of government ministers after officially being elected Taoiseach by a vote of 95 to 76. The appointments came on the afternoon of Thursday, January 23, one day later than expected due to continued disorder in the Dáil that led to its suspension.
Parliament belatedly confirms Micheál Martin as head of government. As before, his party Fianna Fáil is in coalition with Fine Gael and 17 independent MPs – and is thus moving further to the right.
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New Irish Prime Minister elected
After a whirlwind of a parliamentary session on Wednesday, January 22, that was supposed to decide the new leader of Ireland was scuppered due to overwhelming arguments, Micheal Martin has today been elected as the new Prime Minister by the Dáil, for a second term. Martin, leader of party Fianna Fáil, received 95 votes in favour, after a disastrous Wednesday session threatened to overshadow the… Source
95 deputies voted for Martin's candidacy, and 76 voted against. He will be head of government for three years.
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