Read more: There will be massive changes after this historic Irish election will take place
The Green Party has announced that a General Election needs to be held in Ireland in the second half of January 2011. The Green Party was the minority party in the Fianna Fail led coalition government.
Just minutes before Green Party leader, John Gormley, made the announcement this morning he informed Prime Minister Brian Cowen. He also said that he had expressed the Green Party’s disappointment in the Government’s recent decisions.
The Fianna Fail-led government has been deeply criticized for its handling of the financial crisis, arguing right up to the last minute that it was not negotiating an IMF bailout when in fact subsequent events showed they were
A statement released by the Greens said that the party had always said it would only continue in government as long as it would benefit the people. However it said the uncertainty in recent weeks had had a destabilizing effect.
The party outlined three things that needed to be done: to produce a credible four-year plan, deliver a Budget for 2011 and secure funding support from the EU and IMF.
Speaking at a Green Party press conference, Gormley said that the people of Ireland feel misled and betrayed. The Party said it has now reached the point where Irish people need political certainty and therefore need a General Election.
Gormley explained that the decision had been made on Saturday night after a series of meetings.
He said that he realised that last three weeks had been traumatic for the Irish people and that in the last week there had been real difficulties in terms of communications. He said the answers the Green Party were being given were not clear enough.
Gormley made the Prime Minister aware of the Party’s decision at 11.30, only minutes before the press conference.
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Brian Cowen said the Government remains focused on the Budget and the four-year plan.
Read more: There will be massive changes after this historic Irish election will take place
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.LoyalCitizen | Nov 23, 2010, 04:28 AM EST
Plasticpaddy. This system does not seem to accept the links. You need SI 272/273 of 1996 from the Attorney Generals website and wikipedia Amendments to the Irish Constitution. Amendment No 16. Hopefully it accepts this.
plasticpaddy | Nov 22, 2010, 05:51 PM EST
Loyalcitizen can you provide a link to this introducing opinions into Irish law that you keep mentioning? Would be interested in trying to understand what you mean!
Dublinjas | Nov 22, 2010, 04:48 PM EST
I am not certain but Ireland may already be under new management judging by the Black and Tan way the Gards are acting. Is there anyone who can curb their flailing ways, its almost like they have been told their pay is cut already..
ClarDubh | Nov 22, 2010, 04:42 PM EST
If the Greens are waiting until the budget is passed, there will be no election. There must be a finance bill in March to implement the budget. The Greens' "promise" is in order to ensure that the budget and thus austerity is implemented.
killowen | Nov 22, 2010, 01:10 PM EST
its about time - hope they are well intended unlike Dev's and the other zero parties.
kateomprint | Nov 22, 2010, 11:30 AM EST
At long last the Greens have grown balls. One of our Independent Ministers is holding out and won't give an opinion in the hope that he will get everything he was promised by the present Government. Now that the IMF are in maybe they will clean up all the top heavy Departments and get rid of cronyism which seems to be the mainstay of the Fianna Fail Party. Hopefully the new lot will be able to build on that and make it a much more decent country to live in.
LoyalCitizen | Nov 22, 2010, 10:00 AM EST
Irish Politicians with support from the judicial systems have been falsifying the Irish Voting System for years. In particular they introduced into Irish Law the use of opinions. There is now better way to commit any form of white collar crime than using opinions to hide the details. The Irish People somehow have better find a way of policing the voting system in the hope of getter the traitors out of office.
Jamaicelt | Nov 22, 2010, 08:48 AM EST
Great. Now we can really kill Ireland off for good.