A former Green Party leader says government with Fianna Fail and Fine Gael is unlikely to get even a working majority within the current Green membership. The party requires two-thirds of its membership to be in agreement for any such arrangement to take place. Mr Gormley notes that power, for many in his party, is not the ultimate goal, and many in Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have failed to grasp that notion. "But only if the programme for government was a humdinger, one that ticked every green box and then some. "It’s an argument that simply doesn’t cut it with many younger Greens who now make up a sizeable proportion of the membership.

Source: Irish Examiner April 01, 2020 11:37 UTC