Object

Rights:

The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

Abstract:

In the Republic of Ireland's general election of 8 February, the left-wing nationalist party Sinn Féin (SF) won an unprecedented victory. However, the fragmentation of the lower house of parliament, the Dáil Éireann, made it difficult to form a new government. The beginning of the pandemic, which roughly coincided with the election, temporarily extended the term of Fine Gael’s centre-right cabinet led by Taoiseach (prime minister) Leo Varadkar. The negotiations of his party with the centre-right Fianna Fáil and the Greens lead to the creation of an "extended grand coalition". Consequently, Sinn Féin would take over the role of the official opposition. The election results increase the significance of the problem of reunification of the island in Irish politics and in the EU-UK Brexit negotiations.

Place of Publishing:

Warsaw

Digitisation Sponsor:

The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

Publisher:

The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

Issued:

2020.06.08

Format:

pdf

Extent:

287 KB

Identifier:

oai:digit.pism.pl:6047

Source:

PISM Bulletin no. 122 (1552), 2020

Language:

eng

Is Version Of:

Biuletyn PISM nr 122 (2054), 2020

Rights Holder:

The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

Location of Physical Object:

Library of the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)