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Fine Gael (/ˌfiːnə ˈɡeɪl/ FEE-nə-_-gayl;[1] English: Family or Tribe of the Irish) is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in the Republic of Ireland.[2][3]
Fine Gael is currently the governing and largest party in Ireland. It has the most members of the Oireachtas and Irish members of European Parliament.[4] The party has a membership of 35,000.[5] It is the senior partner governing with several independent politicians. Party leader Leo Varadkar serves as Taoiseach. Varadkar succeeded Enda Kenny as party leader on 2 June 2017 and as Taoiseach on 14 June; Kenny had been leader since 2002, and Taoiseach since 2011.[6]
References
- ↑ "Fine Gael: definition of Fine Gael in Oxford dictionary (British & World English). Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the word". Oxford University Press. 2013. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Fine-Gael?q=Fine+Gael. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ Kerstin Hamann; John Kelly (2010). Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe: Voting for Social Pacts. Routledge. p. 1980. . https://books.google.com/books?id=5hXGBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1980.
- ↑ Cesáreo R. Aguilera de Prat; Jed Rosenstein (2009). Political Parties and European Integration. Peter Lang. p. 64. . https://books.google.com/books?id=ctGllqdyg7oC&pg=PA64.
- ↑ Angus Reid Global Monitor Archived 4 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ↑ Fine Gael. Your Fine Gael Archived 30 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ↑ "Enda Kenny elected Fine Gael leader". RTÉ News. 5 June 2002. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090630092234/http://www.rte.ie/news/2002/0605/finegael.html. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
