We need to reform how the Taoiseach and ministers are chosen

I propose a template for resolving the political impasse and for providing a more inclusive, democratic government.

We need to reform how the Taoiseach and ministers are chosen

The Dáil should elect an interim Taoiseach, who agrees to form a government on the following basis: The members who vote for the interim agree to support a government for the full-term. These members should be randomly broken into a number of groups equal to the number of cabinet seats, including the interim.

Each group should elect a minister who can be replaced at any time by a two-thirds majority of their group.

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