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Politics

Irish parliament delays vote for prime minister after speaking rights row

Micheal Martin, Ireland's incoming taoiseach or prime minister, speaks with the media [File: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP]

Lawmakers in the Republic of Ireland have abandoned an effort to appoint a new prime minister amid bitter wrangling over parliamentary procedure.

The chaotic scenes in the parliament on Wednesday mean the nomination of Micheal Martin, of the Fianna Fail party, will have to wait until at least Thursday.

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