Enda Kenny may win vote for Taoiseach should Fianna Fáil abstain

Fine Gael is now hoping Enda Kenny could win the vote for Taoiseach in the Dáil vote tomorrow, with just 57 votes needed to run a minority government.

The Irish Examiner understands the party has figured out that should Fianna Fáil abstain from the vote, a “minimum number” of TDs would be needed to see Mr Kenny re-elected.

Sources close to the talks said last night that Fine Gael will seek Fianna Fáil support to elect a Taoiseachtomorrow and not elect a cabinet until next week.