Enda Kenny wins second term as Ireland’s prime minister
On 6 May 2016Taoiseach Enda Kenny got re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland.
• Kenny is leader of Fine Gael party
• He was re-appointed with 59 votes in favour and 49 votes against.
• His party won the most seats in the election
• Kenny will lead a minority government.
• He was acting Irish Prime Minister over the past 10 weeks
• He is the first Fine Gael Irish Prime Minister to be re-elected to the office.
• Republic of Ireland's second largest party is Fianna Fail.
• It was the fourth attempt to appoint a new Prime Minister.
• Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic.
• It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.