Sinn Féin files a motion of censure against Ireland's coalition government

MADRID, 8 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of the Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin, Mary Lou McDonald, announced this Friday that they will present a motion of censure against the coalition government, after it lost its parliamentary majority earlier in the week.

"Today we present the motion of censure to the Government. This Government has lost its parliamentary majority, it has failed to address the cost of living and housing crises," McDonald announced, as can be read on his Twitter profile.

"This government is out of reality and out of time. We need a government that puts workers and families first," he stressed.

Sinn Féin's initiative comes after the governing coalition lost its majority in the Irish Assembly -- the Dáil Éireann -- following the resignation of MP Joe McHugh to continue being in charge of enforcing the discipline of the conservative Fine Gael and vote against a number of measures.

His departure means that the conservative coalition made up of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party is no longer a majority. However, the motion of censure is not expected to succeed due to the large number of independent deputies who are expected to vote against it.

However, with the summer holidays coming around, that lack of a majority that the coalition now suffers from will make the autumn difficult as the Government grapples with the problems of how to deal with the rising cost of living and housing that from Sinn Féin they reproach him.