With just a week to go until the country votes in the 2024 General Election, the campaign trail is in full swing
The last Coalition government deal included the unprecedented arrangement of a rotating Taoiseach given that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael had roughly the same number of seats in the Dáil. Both parties would dearly love to take a significant lead over their old rivals to negate the need for such a deal should they end up in Coalition again after the election.
Fine Gael leader, Taoiseach Simon Harris, was asked on RTÉ radio if he would be happy to serve as Tánaiste under Micheál Martin if his own party returns fewer TDs. He replied: “I don’t answer any hypotheticals because not one vote has been cast. My party is contesting this election to try and be the lead party in the next government. “The coalition government’s worked well, but I’m asking people to go out and vote for Fine Gael candidates across the country.
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