President urged to reject Government's electoral reform bill 

Bill has 'serious failings' and needs to go back to the Oireachtas for further work, Sinn Féin says

Sinn Féin claims President Michael D Higgins has been placed in an 'invidious position' over electoral reform bill. File picture: RollingNews.ie

President Michael D Higgins should reject the Government’s electoral reform bill, which is in breach of EU law, Sinn Féin has said.

Commenting on the Irish Examiner story that the EU Commission has concluded that major parts of the bill are “not compliant” with existing rules, Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin said Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has placed the president in an “invidious position”.