Ivana Bacik set for second term as Labour leader after uncontested leadership election

Labour’s rules require a post-election leadership vote, but no TD will challenge Bacik as nomination deadline nears

Ivana Bacik speaking to the media at Leinster House in Dublin. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The Labour Party is to hold a leadership election, with incumbent leader Ivana Bacik set to be reappointed after being endorsed by 10 TDs.

Under the party’s constitution, it is required to launch a leadership race six months after a general election if the party does not enter government.