Kenny has received 59 votes in favour of 49 against.
It has been 70 days since the General Election, and Enda Kenny has been reinstated as Taoiseach, at the fourth attempt of asking.
Enda Kenny elected Taoiseach with 59 votes in favour and 49 votes against. pic.twitter.com/lqK4pNGM2C
— RTÉ (@rte) May 6, 2016
Kenny required 58 votes to be voted in for a second term. In the end, the Mayo native received 59 votes against 49.
And he's off … #Dail pic.twitter.com/P9QxDCjIkv
— Paul Cunningham (@RTENewsPaulC) May 6, 2016
Of the 59 votes that the Taoiseach garnered, 50 were from Fine Gael, two were from Michael Lowry and Katherine Zappone, five were from the Independent Alliance and two more from rural TDs.
Despite receiving the majority of the votes required, Labour leader Joan Burton, who is of course vacating the Tánaiste position, had claimed that the party would not be voting for Kenny’s re-election.
Meanwhile, the 43 Fianna Fáil TDs abstained from voting, along with Independents Michael Healy-Rae, Michael Fitzmaurice, Maureen O’Sullivan and Noel Grealish.
Enda Kenny will now lead a minority Fine Gael-Independent government, with Fianna Fáil offering their support on a case-by-case basis.
LISTEN: An Taoiseach Enda Kenny's Acceptance Speech on @RTERadio1 https://t.co/lJ5yTJfbOS
— RTÉ (@rte) May 6, 2016
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