Independents and small parties expected to abstain in taoiseach vote

Independents and smaller parties will not support any nominations for taoiseach as the Dáil resumes today.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin have failed over the past week to lure support from the majority of Independents and others.

It is expected the Independent Alliance, the Green Party, the Social Democrats, and the majority of Independent TDs will abstain from voting to elect a taoiseach this morning, with many stating the lack of movement on Dáil reform as their main reason for not voting.