After a record 70 days with a caretaker cabinet following elections on 26 February, Enda Kenny was re-installed as prime minister of Ireland last Friday (6 May). But he leads a fragile minority government that few commentators expect to last more than two years.
Kenny is backed by 59 MPs from a parliament of 158, scraping past the minimum requirement for a minority government of 58.
Any potential lawmaking achievements now hinge on a commitment from the main opposition party, cen...
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