Dil Attempts to Elect taoiseach

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Dáil Éireann: Irish Parliament to make second attempt to elect taoiseach

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Dáil to make second attempt to elect taoiseach ( Irish prime minister) again on Thursday .

The chamber was suspended on Wednesday during chaotic scenes in the chamber.

Sinn Féin and other opposition MPs voiced their anger at plans to allow independents who are supporting the government to sit on the opposition benches.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael emerged as the largest and third -largest parties respectively following November 's election.

Sinn Féin and the other opposition parties have proposed changing the rules to bar any TD who has negotiated or supported a programme for government from being in opposition.

It is not clear how that proposal will go down with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael .

But, the opposition parties are insisting the rules are changed before a government is installed.

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