Likelihood of SocDems forming government with two 'civil war parties' is slim
Updated: The Greens and the Social Democrats say that the two traditional parties attempts to brief against them in the media will not help government formation.
Rumours of a divide within the Green Party over whether or not to go into government have been circling in the media for a number of days, which party whip Neasa Hourigan described as an attempt to create division within the party.
"There is a broad spectrum of political beliefs within the Green Party, but we are fully in agreement in our policies, and this is an attempt to disrupt that," she said.
Likewise, the criticism of the Greens has been noticed by the Social Democrats, who say they are aware that similar attacks are now coming their way as pressure to form a new government rises.
In the last day, Finian McGrath, the outgoing Minister of State for Disability Issues criticised the Social Democrats, saying the party were missing a "golden opportunity" to implement Sláintercare "their major policy, but the SocDems are missing in action at a time of national crisis.”
Sources within both parties, who have 6 (SocDems) and 12 (Greens) TDs respectively, say they have encountered "a level of arrogance" from the two majority parties, and a sense of "disbelief" that the progressive parties will not part with their principles for a place in cabinet.
Anne Marie McNally, the Social Democrats spokeswoman told the Examiner, that although the party are continuing discussions with all parties, the likelihood of her party forming a government with the two "civil war parties" is slim.
"We don't believe our policies are compatible with a Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil coalition, and it's not as straightforward as drawing red lines for what we want if we do enter coalition," she said.
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