Irlande Gouvernement Profil 2012

Capitale

nom: Dublin
coordonnées géographiques: 53 19 N, 6 14 W
différence de temps: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Fête de l'Indépendance

6 Decembre 1921 (from the UK by treaty)

Constitution

adopted 1 Juillet 1937 by plebiscite; effective 29 Decembre 1937

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Président Michael D. HIGGINS (depuis 29 October 2011)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda KENNY (depuis 9 March 2011)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with previous nomination by the prime minister and approval of the lower house of Parliament
elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 29 October 2011 (next scheduled for October 2018); prime minister (taoiseach) nominated by the House of Representatives (Dail Eireann) and appointed by the president
election results: Michael D. HIGGINS elected president; percent of vote - Michael D. HIGGINS 39.6%, Sean GALLAGHER 28.5%, Martin MCGUINNESS 13.7%, Gay MITCHELL 6.4%, David NORRIS 6.2%