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When is the next general election?

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  • #32
    scr123
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    Curious. when Labour walked out of government in 1994 could Reynolds have called a general election ? Or had he no choice but to allow a new government be formed ?


  • #33
    Sulmac
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    scr123 wrote: »
    Curious. when Labour walked out of government in 1994 could Reynolds have called a general election ? Or had he no choice but to allow a new government be formed ?

    We're getting well into Constitutional law here!

    Reynolds himself couldn't call a general election, he would have had to ask the President (Robinson) for one. Had he still had the confidence of the Dáil, she would have had to accept it.

    However, he had lost the support he needed in the Dáil, so it was purely up to Robinson on whether or not to have one - there was rumour she would have refused.

    So, in short - yes and no to both questions. There could have been an election had Robinson allowed for there to be one, but if she didn't another government would have had to be formed (which happened anyway).


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