The Opposition Front Bench in Ireland are the front (and most visible) benches of the parties outside the
Government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
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Since the
2020 general election, the following parties occupy the front benches on the opposition side:
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Sinn Féin Front Bench
Sinn Féin is the second largest political party in the Oireachtas and largest in Dáil Éireann. The Sinn Féin leader appoints a team of TDs and Senators to speak for the party on different issues. Their areas of responsibility broadly corre ...
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Labour Party Front Bench
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Social Democrats Front Bench
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Solidarity–People Before Profit Front Bench
See also
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Front bench (Ireland)
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Technical group
In politics, a technical group or mixed group is a heterogenous parliamentary group composed of elected officials from political parties of differing ideologies (or independent of any party) who are not numerous enough to form groups on their own. ...
References
Politics of the Republic of Ireland
Parliamentary opposition
Oireachtas
Front benches in the Oireachtas
Ireland
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