The New Taoiseach Will Be Elected Shortly – And You Can Watch It Live Here

The new Taoiseach is set to be elected today and Enda Kenny has been nominated.

If Kenny proves successful, he'll be the first Fine Gael leader to be re-elected to the position. Kenny will need at least six votes from Independents in order to succeed.

The video above is a live stream of the vote taking place in the Dáil, watch as events unfold.  

H/T Newstalk.

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