EuropeDublinUpdated Apr 2026
Ireland
Ireland's last tracked vote was the Ireland 2024 General Election in 2024.
Wikimedia Commons image of Ireland.
What stands out
- 118 parties compete for just 2 tracked governing offices.
- Capital
- Dublin
- Government
- unitary state
- Population
- 5.1 million
The Read
Ireland — unitary state, in Europe, ~5.1 million people — is a sovereign state run from Dublin.
Ireland's political landscape includes 2 elections, 118 political parties, and 2 offices.
Election Tracker
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Ireland 2024 General Election
Irish general election held November 2024. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil retained enough seats to renew their coalition, blocking Sinn Féin from entering government.
2024
Ireland 2020 General Election
Irish general election held February 2020. Sinn Féin topped the popular vote for the first time in the Republic, upending the traditional Fine Gael–Fianna Fáil duopoly.
