What to Know About Ireland’s Snap General Election
The Republic of Ireland will hold a general election on Nov. 29, after Prime Minister Simon Harris dissolved parliament on Friday. By Megan Specia Voters in the Republic of Ireland are set to head to the polls later this month for a general election.
How will the Republic of Ireland elect its next parliament?
There are now 43 Dáil constituencies (up from 39 in 2020) which will elect between three and five TDs each. A total number of 174 TDs will be selected, up from 160 in 2020. Ireland elects its government using a system of proportional representation known as the single transferable vote.
Election campaign to formally start in Republic of Ireland with dissolution of Dail
The General Election campaign in the Republic of Ireland will formally begin later on Friday when Taoiseach Simon Harris asks the President of Ireland to dissolve the Dail.The dissolution of the Parliament will trigger the start of what will be a relatively short three-week campaign ahead of polling day on Friday,
Irish general election to be officially called
Under Irish law, once the Dáil is dissolved an election must be held within 30 days. Earlier this week, Simon Harris indicated a preference for a polling day in the Republic of Ireland's general election on 29 November.
Irish parliament meets final time before election
The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) announced that he would seek to dissolve the 33rd Dáil (lower house of Irish parliament) on Friday ahead of calling the snap poll. Simon Harris, the leader of Fine Gael said it was likely the election date would be Friday 29 November.
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