Wednesday, February 10, 2016

#IRELAND: Enda Kenny Announces Feb. 26 General Election Date

[world politics news]


Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Enda Kenny has asked Irish President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the parliament (Dáil) Kenny said that the Dáil will meet again on 10 March. The 32nd Dáil will have 158 seats, eight fewer than the previous one, and the number of constituencies has been reduced to 40 from 43. Kenny has been in office for almost five years, leading a Fine Gael/Labour coalition government since March 2011.

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