The issues expected to dominate the election campaign are the economy, the housing crisis and immigration policy
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris announced today that parliamentary elections will be held on November 29, whose centre-right Fine Gael party has a strong chance of remaining in power.
“I intend to dissolve the lower house on Friday and hopefully we will have an election on November 29,” Harris told state broadcaster RTE. The Irish president has yet to officially approve the date.
Harris’s Fine Gael shared power with the centre-right party Fianna Fail, and the prime ministership was successively held by the leaders of the two parties. The small Green party also participated in the governing coalition.
In the previous general election, in 2020, Fine Gael – which has been in power since 2011 – came third, behind Sinn Fein (the former political wing of the IRA) and Fianna Fail.
In April, 37-year-old Simon Harris replaced Leo Varadkar as the leader of Fine Gael, becoming Ireland’s youngest prime minister.
Since then, the social media-savvy Harris has revitalized his party, increasing its popularity. In contrast, Sinn Fein has slipped in the polls and is now in third place, behind Fine Gael and Fianna Fail.
The issues expected to dominate the election campaign are the economy, the housing crisis and immigration policy.
Source :Skai
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