Ireland’s Ruling Party Opens Up for Coalition Talks
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Ireland’s ruling Fine Gael party is open to considering others’ policy proposals “within reason” as it seeks to form a government, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said.
The party is willing to consider issues such as water charges, which sparked a vote rebellion last year, Coveney said in an interview with state-owned broadcaster RTE late on Tuesday. Fine Gael is also weighing an offer to rotate the prime minister’s role with opposition parties, the Irish Examiner reported on Wednesday, without citing anyone