Kenny denies ‘uno duce, una voce’ style of leadership

THE new political season kicked off in earnest yesterday, after Taoiseach Enda Kenny firmly rejected a stinging attack from Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin who accused Mr Kenny of operating an “uno duce, una voce” dictatorial style of leadership.

Speaking ahead of the resumption of the Dáil today, the Fianna Fáil leader said he was taken aback by Mr Kenny’s ruthless treatment of those with dissenting opinions within Fine Gael and evoked a motto once used by those around former Taoiseach Charles J Haughey.

Claiming many Fine Gael TDs and Senators are against the abolition of the Seanad, Mr Martin said: “But because of this, how would I put it, ‘uno duce una voce’, approach of Enda Kenny and his people and the dictatorial approach, [Fine Gael] people [are] afraid to vote against it.”