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140 Days: With government formation taking longer, do we need a guide?

It took an unprecedented 140 Day for the Irish government to be formed. Does this suggest we need some mechanism to speed up the process?* While it is always theoretically possible to form a majority coalition, the level of fragmentation in the Irish party system in 2020 was at a record high. The effective number…

July 6, 2020 in Dail Reform, government formation, The Presidency.

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