Green Party European elections star Saoirse McHugh has warned that both she and the ‘Green wave’ could “leave” the party if leaders join a coalition with Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil after the next general election. Ms McHugh told the Irish Examiner last night that her view remains unchanged despite the majority of party members at the Greens’ annual conference refusing to rule out such a coalition. In a non-binding vote on Saturday, party members voted against a motion to ban any potential coalition with either Leo Varadkar or Micheál Martin’s parties. However, Ms McHugh told the Irish Examiner that any “compromise” can no longer be allowed. However, senior party members stressed that all options need to remain open to push through reforms.

Source: Irish Examiner July 15, 2019 03:22 UTC