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Parties and
Elections
in Europe |
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| Legislative elections:
Dáil Éireann, 5-year term, proportional
representation system (STV): |
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· President:
Michael D. Higgins (LAB) · Taoiseach:
Enda Kenny (FG) · Government:
FG, LAB |
| Party |
2011 |
Seats |
2007 |
Seats |
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Fine Gael
(FG) 
Family of the Irish |
Christian democracy
|
1933
EPP
CDI |
36,1% |
76 |
27,3% |
51 |
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Labour Party
(LAB)
|
Social democracy
|
1912
PES
SI |
19,4% |
37 |
10,1% |
20 |
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Fianna
Fáil – The Republican Party (FF)
Soldiers of Destiny |
Centrism
|
1926
ALDE
|
17,4% |
19 |
41,6% |
77 |
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Sinn Féin (SF)
We
Ourselves |
United Ireland
Democratic socialism
|
1905
|
9,9% |
14 |
6,9% |
4 |
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Green Party (GP)
|
Green politics
|
1981
EGP
GG |
1,8% |
- |
4,7% |
6 |
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Socialist Party (SP)
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Trotskyism
|
1996
CWI
|
1,2% |
2 |
0,6% |
- |
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People
Before Profit Alliance (PBP)
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Socialism
Trotskyism
|
2005
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1,0% |
2 |
0,5% |
- |
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Progressive Democrats (PD)
(dissolved
in 2009) |
Liberalism
|
1985
ALDE
LI |
- |
- |
2,7% |
2 |
| Independents |
12,6% |
15 |
5,2% |
5 |
| Ceann Comhairle (Chairman of
Dáil Éireann, FF) |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Others |
0,6% |
- |
0,4% |
- |
| Total |
- |
166 |
- |
166 |
| Turnout |
70,0% |
67,0% |
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