Ireland is a unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic in Northern Europe, its capital Dublin. The President of Ireland serves as head of state while the Taoiseach heads the government, and the Oireachtas, comprising Dail Eireann and Seanad Eireann, holds legislative power.
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Freedom Status Founding Year Ireland
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Source Constitutional amendment (Wikipedia)
Source Impeachment (Wikipedia)
Source Republic of Ireland (Wikipedia)
Source Single transferable vote (Wikipedia)
Source Republic of Ireland (Wikipedia)
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1. Freedom House: Ireland (Freedom in the World 2025)
Freedom HouseOverview, Global Freedom Score 98/100 (free)Quote, Overview, Global Freedom Score 98/100 (free)
Ireland is a stable democracy in which political rights and civil liberties are respected and defended.
2. Republic of Ireland (Wikipedia)
Infobox: established_date5
29 December 1937
Practices: Unitary State, Infobox: government_type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Practices: Parliamentary Democracy, Infobox: government_type
Unitary parliamentary republic
View the SourcePolitics of the Republic of Ireland (Wikipedia)
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Ireland is a parliamentary, representative democratic republic
Governed By: Michéal Martin Government, Opening paragraph
Ireland is a parliamentary, representative democratic republic
View the Source Constitution of Ireland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Constitution of Ireland, IntroductionQuote, Associated With: Constitution of Ireland, Introduction
The Constitution of Ireland is the fundamental law of Ireland.
Single transferable vote (Wikipedia)
Practices: Single Transferable Vote, Article textQuote, Practices: Single Transferable Vote, Article text
The STV systems in use in government elections today (such as in Malta and Ireland) do not allow votes to be transferred to candidates already elected.
Constitutional amendment (Wikipedia)
Practices: Constitutional Amendment, Article textQuote, Practices: Constitutional Amendment, Article text
The Constitution of Ireland can only be modified by referendum
Impeachment (Wikipedia)
Practices: Impeachment, Article textQuote, Practices: Impeachment, Article text
The Constitution of Ireland states the President of Ireland may be impeached for "stated misbehaviour".
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