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As leader of the party, Barrett led the National Party to a total of 4,773 votes (0.2%) in the 2020 Irish general election, failing to win any seats. In mid-July 2023, the National Party reportedly issued a statement saying Barrett had been removed as president of the party. Barrett disputed this and claims to still lead the party.
The National Party (Irish: An Páirtí Náisiúnta) is a minor far-right political party in Ireland. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The party was founded in 2016 and as of June 2024 it has one elected councillor on Fingal County Council .
The National Party was a minor political party in the Irish Free State between 1924 and 1925. It was a splinter group of nine Cumann na nGaedheal TDs led by Joseph McGrath, who had been Minister for Industry and Commerce in the Cumann na nGaedheal government.
It was founded in 1933 by a merger of Cumann na nGaedheal, which had supported the Treaty and formed the government between 1922 and 1932, the National Guard (popularly called the Blueshirts) and the small National Centre Party. It is a member of the centre-right European People's Party and is led by Tánaiste Simon Harris. Counting the tenure ...
Legislative power is vested in the Oireachtas, the bicameral national parliament, which consists of Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann and the President of Ireland. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The head of the judiciary is the Chief Justice, who presides over the Supreme Court. Ireland has a multi-party system.
Ulster Unionist Party: 1921 1925 1929 1933 1938: Craigavon ministry: 2: John Miller Andrews (1871–1956) MP for Mid Down: 25 November 1940 1 May 1943 2 years, 157 days Ulster Unionist Party — Andrews ministry: 3: Sir Basil Brooke [f] (1888–1973) MP for Lisnaskea: 1 May 1943 25 March 1963 19 years, 328 days Ulster Unionist Party: 1945 1949 ...
The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 was enacted on 21 December 1948. It repealed the Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936, removing any remaining external function of the British monarchy in Ireland. It also declared that the description of the state was the Republic of Ireland. The Act came into operation on Easter Monday, 18 April 1949.
The National Alliance was an electoral alliance in Ireland formed to contest the 2024 Irish general election. It consisted of three far-right and nationalist political parties: the National Party, Ireland First and The Irish People. Some independent candidates were also included in the alliance.