Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has expressed his intention to organise a snap general election on November 29, Irish media reported.
Harris, who leads the Fine Gael (FG) party, has indicated his intention to dissolve parliament this Friday, while expressing hope that the will will take place on November 29.
According to information provided by RTE TV, Fianna Fáil (FF) party leader Micheál Martin, who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, suggested the possibility of holding the election on the same day. Initial plans to hold elections were set for March 2025, but leaders of all parties representing the government made clear in October their desire not to wait until next year.
The Prime Minister is likely to make a formal announcement about the dissolution of Parliament and the upcoming elections on November 8, immediately on his return from the European Political Summit to be held in Budapest.
Ireland’s current government is based on an agreement between the FF, FG and Green parties signed on June 15, 2020; the government started on June 27 of the same year.
Micheál Martin served as Prime Minister until December 17, 2022, when he was succeeded by FG leader Leo Varadkar.
Since April 9, 2024, Simon Harris has been Prime Minister, with the power to call an early election at any time.
Meanwhile, analysts suggest that US President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to cut US corporate taxes and impose duties threaten Ireland’s low-tax economic model, which relies on huge US investment.
