Irexit Freedom
Irexit Freedom | |
|---|---|
| File:Irexit Freedom Party Logo.jpg | |
| President | Hermann Kelly[citation needed] |
| Founded | 8 September 2018 |
| Headquarters | Dublin |
| Ideology | Euroscepticism Irish Neutrality United Ireland |
| Slogan | "Freedom to prosper" |
| Website | |
| www | |
Irexit Freedom is a minor unregistered Irish political party founded on 8 September 2018.[1][2] The party intends to field candidates in the European Parliamentary elections in 2019 and Ireland's next general election due in 2021.
Background[edit]
Party spokesman Hermann Kelly has been meeting with UK Independence Party (UKIP) members of the European Parliament since 2016 and according to his LinkedIn page has recently met with Nigel Farage. Kelly has previously worked for Farage, who served as director of communications for the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) political group in the European Parliament.[3] The party will attempt to gather 300&nsbp;signatures to register the party officially.[4] The party has been backed by Ray Bassett, former Irish ambassador to Canada, Jamaica and the Bahamas. It has also been supported by University College Dublin professor Ray Kinsella who argues that Irish neutrality is compromised by remaining a member of the European Union.[5][6][7]
Ideology[edit]
Ray Basset stated on Russia Today that he believes that Ireland should stay in the European Economic Area, with a full withdrawal in other areas.[8] The party also supports a united Ireland. Though a united Ireland would go against UKIP's stance on Northern Ireland, as both UKIP and Irexit are members of the EFDD group in the EU parliament, of which Nigel Farage resides as president. Nigel Farage was also instrumental in helping create the party.
References[edit]
This article "Irexit Freedom" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Irexit Freedom. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
- ↑ "'Irexit means FREEDOM' New party calling for Ireland to leave EU launches TODAY". Express.
- ↑ "Who are Irexit Freedom, the Political Party campaigning for an Irish Brexit and why do they want Ireland to leave the EU?". The Sun.
- ↑ "Irexit: Key Farage Ally Launching Party Urging Ireland to Leave EU". Breitbart.
- ↑ "'Irexit' group seeking to register as political party". RTE.
- ↑ "Irexit Freedom party plans to contest Dáil and European elections". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "New 'Irexit' political party plans to run candidates in the next General Election". Irish Mirror.
- ↑ "Better In Than Out". the Times.
- ↑ "A party is being launched today that's calling for Ireland to leave the EU". The Journal Ie.
