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1st LD Writethru: Enda Kenny approved as prime minister by Irish parliament

Xinhua, May 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Dail Eireann,the lower house of Irish parliament, voted on Friday to seat Fine Gael (United Ireland Party) leader Enda Kenny as Taoiseach (prime minister).

Kenny, current caretaker Taoiseach, was nominated for the position for the fourth time since the Feb. 26 general election.

In Friday's vote, Kenny secured 59 votes in favor and 49 votes against. He got the support of his party of 50 and 9 independent TDs (members of parliament), which will guarantee him forming a minority government.

All 43 TDs from Fianna Fail (Republican Party), Fine Gael's main rival, abstained in the vote.

Kenny will form a Fine Gael-led minority government with independent TDs. He went to Aras an Uachtarain (presidential office) to receive his seal of office from President Michael D Higgins.

He will then return to Leinster House, the seat of Irish parliament, and formally select his cabinet minister before leading them into the Dail Eireann later on Friday. The new ministers will take over their departments on Monday. Endit