The Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) is expected to subsequently ask Irish President Michael D. Higgins to dissolve the current Dáil (lower house of the Irish parliament).

Under Irish law, once the Dail is dissolved, elections must be held within 30 days.

Earlier this week, Taoiseach Simon Harris indicated his preference for a polling day for the Republic of Ireland general election of 29 November.

He is the leader of Fine Gael and leads a coalition government alongside Fianna Fáil and the Green Party.

A general election must be called in the Republic of Ireland before the end of the term in March 2025.

The taoiseach has faced persistent questions over the election timetable for months, previously avoiding demands to provide a definitive timetable.

However, on Wednesday he expressed his hope that the vote would take place on November 29, saying: “There you go, clarity.”

He went on to say: “I look forward to the weeks ahead and to seeking a mandate from the Irish people. »

The coalition government had agreed not to call an election until the finance bill was passed, enacting tax cuts that capitalized on the groups’ excess corporation tax revenues. global technologies and pharmaceuticals.

Three parties – Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party – make up the coalition government in the Republic of Ireland.

Voters last went to the polls in February 2020, where Fianna Fáil, led by Michael Martin, won the most seats (38).

But the party failed to obtain a majority and began negotiations with Fine Gael, which then led the outgoing government, and the Green Party.

An agreement on a a coalition agreement was concluded four months later, having been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, in June 2020.

Roderic O’Gorman, Simon Harris and Michael Martin of the Green Party are currently the leaders of the Irish coalition government.

As part of the deal, the role of taoiseach was to be swapped between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael halfway through the five-year term.

Martin held the leadership position until December 2022, before becoming leader of Fine Gael. Leo Varadkar took the reins.

Varadkar announced he was resigning from his position earlier this year. Harris then took over as taoiseach in April after winning the party leadership race.

Sinn Féin, which recorded a historic result in the 2020 election after winning 37 seats, is currently leading the opposition.

Its leader Mary Lou McDonald described the result as “a kind of revolution at the polls”.

A number of other parties, such as Labor, Social Democrats, People Before Profit, Aontú and Independents, also make up the opposition.