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Politics of Ireland
The island of
Ireland
comprises two political
jurisdictions
:
The
sovereign state
called Ireland, also known as the
Republic of Ireland
, which occupies about five-sixths of the island. Its capital is
Dublin
.
Northern Ireland
, a part of the
United Kingdom
, which lies in the northeast of the island. Its capital is
Belfast
.
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Politics of the Republic of Ireland
Ireland
is a
parliamentary
,
representative democratic
republic and a member state of the
European Union
. While the
head of state
is the popularly elected
President of Ireland
, this is a largely ceremonial position with real political power being vested in the indirectly elected
Taoiseach
(prime minister) who is the head of the
government
.
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