User:Althist/Ireland Superpower/List of Prime Ministers

The following is a List of Prime Ministers of Ireland. There have been in total 18 Prime Ministers. The two largest parties are the Federal-Union Party and the Republican Party. The Republican Party is the oldest party in the state with the Federal-Union party having its roots with the merge in the Union of Ireland Party and Federal Peoples Party. The "alternate parties" are known as the Labour Party and the Liberal Party, The Labour Party is the second oldest party in the state and the Liberal Party is derived from the National Liberal League. In 1999 the pattern of parties was broken with the Social Democrats becoming the largest party.

The Social Democrats have been either the majority party or opposition party since 1999. They won the recent October election in Ireland and have regained a 80 seat majority in the senate and a 100 seat majority in the Dail.

From 1957 to 1964 the Federal-United Alliance could not agree on a leader so a dual leadership of Bennihim and Thompson was decided. It was ultimately a hole in the government and led to the failing of the alliance in 1964. Category:Althist Politics