. . . . . "49635163"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ""@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "March\u2013May 2016"@en . "35564"^^ . . . . . "2016"^^ . . . . . . "The events surrounding the formation of Ireland's government in 2016 took place during March, April and May of that year, following the general election held on 26 February, which failed to produce an overall majority for any of the country's outgoing political alliances and resulted in a hung parliament. This eventually resulted in Ireland's first minority government since 1989: a coalition led by Fine Gael with the support of nine independent politicians, and with a formal agreement that Fianna F\u00E1il would abstain on matters of confidence and supply."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Healy-Raes: Danny and Michael"@en . . . . "The events surrounding the formation of Ireland's government in 2016 took place during March, April and May of that year, following the general election held on 26 February, which failed to produce an overall majority for any of the country's outgoing political alliances and resulted in a hung parliament. The outgoing administration was a coalition government of Fine Gael and the Labour Party. Both parties lost many seats, meaning they no longer commanded an overall majority in D\u00E1il \u00C9ireann. The largest opposition party, Fianna F\u00E1il, more than doubled its number of seats, becoming the second-largest party in the D\u00E1il. The parties comprising the left-wing Right2Change alliance, as well as other unaligned parties such as the Green Party or the Social Democrats, also failed to win a majority of seats. Consequently, senior figures from both Fine Gael and Fianna F\u00E1il embarked on talks with each other and also with independent politicians and representatives of several smaller parties, aiming at forming a viable administration. This eventually resulted in Ireland's first minority government since 1989: a coalition led by Fine Gael with the support of nine independent politicians, and with a formal agreement that Fianna F\u00E1il would abstain on matters of confidence and supply."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1117429149"^^ . "Dublin, Ireland"@en . . . "2016 Irish government formation"@en .