Majority of Government politicians favour autumn election — poll

There is a feeling among both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil that Taoiseach Simon Harris may wait until 2025 before going to the country

Taoiseach Simon Harris (centre) with Tánaiste Micheál Martin (left) and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan (right) last month. Some 44% of Fianna Fáil politicians believe that the Taoiseach will call an election before Christmas, while among Fine Gael members this figure drops to 36%.

An appetite for an autumn election has not receded among Government politicians, despite the election of Simon Harris as Taoiseach.

The majority of ministers, TDs and senators from both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael favour a general election before Christmas, results of an Irish Examiner survey reveal.