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The Opposition Front Bench in Ireland are the front (and most visible) benches of the parties outside the Government. Since the 2020 general election, the following parties occupy the front benches on the opposition side: Sinn Féin Front Bench [1] Labour Party Front Bench; Social Democrats Front Bench; Solidarity–People Before Profit Front Bench
The Green Party Northern Ireland voted in 2005 to become a region of the Irish Green Party, making it the second party to be organised on an all-Ireland basis. It has Northern Ireland members on the Irish Green Party national executive. In June 2007, the Green Party entered coalition government with Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats.
Ireland is a parliamentary, representative democratic republic and a member state of the European Union.While the head of state is the popularly elected President of Ireland, it is a largely ceremonial position, with real political power being vested in the Taoiseach, who is nominated by the Dáil and is the head of the government.
The Social Democrats have been in opposition since their foundation in 2015 and accordingly, their front bench areas of responsibility broadly correspond to those of Government ministers. The current front bench was announced on 21 July 2020, [ 1 ] consisting of TDs.
The Progressive Democrats (Irish: An Páirtí Daonlathach, literally "The Democratic Party"), commonly referred to as the PDs, was a conservative liberal [6] [7] political party in Ireland. The party's history spanned 24 years, from its formation in 1985 to its dissolution in 2009.
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The SDLP is a social democratic party that opposes austerity and Brexit. [93] It is also an Irish nationalist party advocating for a shared home place for all the people on the island of Ireland. [94] While the party is officially anti-abortion, it does not apply a party whip on the issue. [95]