Backgrounder: Basic facts about Irish general election, Xinhua New (2011)
This article reports on the general elections in Ireland. The poll, held on February 25, was the first electoral event since the financial crisis in the country. On February 1, the Dail (lower house) was dissolved and Prime Minister Brian Cowen asked President Mary McAleese to call the general election. In the election, 566 candidates ran for the 166 seats in the Dail.
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