Lawmakers from Ireland’s two dominant centre-right parties agreed to govern together for the first time in a deal that will put the Greens at the centre of policy-making and end a political stalemate triggered by an inconclusive election in February
The smaller Greens require two-thirds support, a higher bar than the larger parties, which could still scupper the agreement struck between party leaders last week. Fine Gael approved the deal by a margin of 80 per cent to 20 per cent. The results from the other parties are due later on Friday.“Fine Gael enters a third term in government united and strong,” Varadkar said on Twitter after the party’s lawmakers, councillors and constituents all backed the agreement.
Fianna Fail’s Micheál Martin would become prime minister for the first half of a five-year term and hand back to Varadkar in December 2022 under a novel rotation agreement between the historic rivals, who emerged from opposing sides of Ireland’s 1920s civil war. Varadkar predicted on Thursday that the agreement would be approved by a larger majority than people expect in all three parties, but has warned that Ireland will be headed for a political crisis if it is rejected.
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