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Aontú (Irish [eːnt̪ˠuː],[6] "unite"[11]) is an all-Ireland political party. It was formally created in January 2019. It operates in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.[12][13]
Aontú | |
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Leader | Peadar Tóibín |
Deputy Leader | Anne McCloskey |
Founded | 28 January 2019 |
Split from | Sinn Féin |
Headquarters | 8 Market Square Navan County Meath |
Ideology | Anti-abortion[1] Irish republicanism[2] Irish reunification[3] Social conservatism[4] Soft Euroscepticism[5] |
Slogan |
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Dáil Éireann | 1 / 160 |
Seanad Éireann | 0 / 60 |
Northern Ireland Assembly | 0 / 90 |
Local government in the Republic of Ireland | 3 / 949 |
Local government in Northern Ireland | 2 / 462 |
Website | |
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The party was founded by Peadar Tóibín, a TD. He resigned from Sinn Féin on 15 November 2018 due to his anti-abortion views.[14] The name Aontú was announced at a meeting in Belfast on 28 January 2019.[15] The party has been described as conservative on social issues[16] and socially conservative,[4] and left-wing on economics, migration, and climate change. [17]
The party's policies include proposals for a United Ireland, a referendum on a "right to collective bargaining and trade union membership",[18] an end to zero hours contracts,[18] and increased state spending on public housing,[19] Their Web site says that Ireland should model itself on the "best practice in Scandinavian countries."[18]
Election | Country | Seats contested | First preference vote | Vote % | Seats |
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2019 | Northern Ireland | 16 | 7,459 | 1.10% | 1 / 462 |
2019 | Republic of Ireland | 51 | 25,660 | 1.48% | 3 / 949 |
Election | Seats (in NI) | ± | Position | Seats contested | Total votes | % (of NI) | % (of UK) | Leader |
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2019 | 0 / 18 |
New | 6th in NI | 7 | 9,814 | 1.2% | <0.1% | Peadar Tóibín |
Election | Seats won | ± | Position | Seats contested | First Pref votes | % | Government | Leader |
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2020 | 1 / 160 |
New | 8th | 26 | 41,614 | 1.9 | TBD | Peadar Tóibín |
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