Everybody ready to head back to the polls?
With all 158 seats of the 32nd Dáil accounted for, the pressure is on the various parties to form a government. As it stands, a coalition between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael seems like the most likely outcome.
However, even the highest up members of those parties aren't optimistic of such an agreement holding for a very long time.
Speaking to the first post-election meeting of the Fine Gael parliamentary party, outgoing Minister for Finance and former leader of Fine Gael Michael Noonan says he expects an 'early or mid-term election'. This means the TD from Limerick foresees an election taking place within the next two-and-a-half years.
According to the
Irish Times, Enda Kenny announced to the meeting that he would speak to independents and smaller parties tomorrow about forming a new government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilB62DdCPJM
Clip via Danger Farm.
