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Irish lawmakers have voted to make veteran politician Micheál Martin prime minister for a second time, leading a coalition government.

Micheal Martin has received the backing of the Irish parliament to be nominated as the country’s next premier. Parliamentarians voted 95 to 76 in support of the nomination of the Fianna Fail leader, the day after a chaotic row disrupted the process and resulted in the suspension of the Dail.

Mr Martin is now travelling to meet President Michael D Higgins at his official residence at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin, where he will formally become Ireland’s taoiseach. Micheal Martin with ...

Micheál Martin returns to the post of Taoiseach after being nominated and winning the vote in Ireland's Dáil Éireann.

Mr Martin’s Fianna Fail emerged as the largest party following the Irish general election at the end of November.

Micheál Martin departs Leinster House to a guard of honour formed by Fianna Fáil party members, making his way to Áras an Uachtaráin to receive his

Irish lawmakers have voted to make veteran politician Micheál Martin prime minister for a second time, leading a coalition government

Mr Martin then left the Dail to meet President Higgins at his official residence ... roles between Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and Mr Micheal Martin reminded her of “groundhog day”.

Ms Higgins was elected without reaching the quota with 8,822 votes, as the remaining surplus would not assist the next candidates: consultant geriatrician Rónán Collins (4,357) and the Green Party’s Eva Dowling (4,226).

It was last December. Israel had just called Ireland an ‘ antisemitic country’, citing Ireland’s support for the International Court of Justice case in which Israel is accused of genocide in Gaza. Irish condemnations of Hamas and its repeated calls for Israeli hostages to be released were discounted as “lip service”.