Michael Martin has been elected as the Prime Minister of Ireland.

Appointment

On 23 January 2025, Micheal Martin, leader of the Fianna Fail party, was re-elected as the Prime Minister (PM) of Ireland for a second term. He received 95 out of 171 votes in parliament and will serve as PM until November 2027.


      - Micheal Martin had previously served as Ireland's PM from 2020 to 2022.

      - Michael Martin, a former history teacher, was elected in 1989 from Cork South Central and played a key role in Fianna Fáil's 2010 EU-IMF bailout. Despite major losses in 2011, he led the party's recovery, bringing it back to power nine years later.

      - He has held several important ministerial roles, including in health, trade, and education.

Main Point :-   (i) Micheal Martin will lead a coalition government made up of his Fianna Fail party, their long-time rival Fine Gael Party, and independent members of parliament.

      (ii) This is the second time Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have formed a coalition government, with the Green Party no longer in the government.

(iii) Simon Harris from the Fine Gael party is expected to become the PM in 2027. He will likely take over as Foreign Minister and Deputy PM under the coalition agreement.
About Ireland

President: Michael Daniel Higgins
Capital: Dublin
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