From AFP News Agency.
Ireland’s incoming and outgoing prime ministers slam the Irish parliament’s failure to formally elect Micheal Martin as the country’s new leader amid chaotic scenes after opposition parties blocked the vote in protest at procedural speaking rights. "What we witnessed today was the subversion of the Irish constitution," Martin tells media after parliament was forced to adjourn until Thursday after the speaker twice suspended the session. The 64-year-old Martin was scheduled to be appointed as taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time ahead of a vote in the Dail (Irish parliament) in Dublin. Martin, whose centre-right Fianna Fail won the most seats at a general election in November, previously served as taoiseach between 2020 and 2022. SOUNDBITE
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