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After parliamentary elections, newly elected members of the Dail met to elect the prime minister. First they elected a speaker, Seamus Pattison, a Labour member since 1961, to preside over t…

Members of the Irish Dail nominated candidates and then voted to elect John Bruton of the Fine Gael Party as the new prime minister. He defeated Bertie Ahern, leader of the Fianna Fail Party…

In excerpts from a session of the Irish Dail, members proposed and voted on nominees for Irish prime minister. After three hours of debate, the Irish Dail was unable to determine a prime min…