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The Labour Party is the largest left-wing party in the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1920, it stands for social democratic economic and welfare policy, including corporatism, incomes policies and an active governmental industrial policy. It is a socially secularist party and adopts a liberal position on issues such as divorce and abortion. The party tends to favour a unified Ireland.
Labour has governed as junior partner in coalitions with both Fianna Fáil (FF) and Fine Gael (FG). Most recently it governed with FF in 1992–95 and then switched to a coalition with FG and the Democratic Left in 1995–97. The Democratic Left merged with the Labour Party in January 1999. The Labour Party currently has 21 seats in the 166-seat Dáil Éireann that was elected on 17 May 2002.
Party Leader: Pat Rabbitte
Address: 17 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: (0)1 6784700
Fax: (0)1 6612640
E-mail: head_office@labour.ie
Internet: www.labour.ie
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