Fís Nua
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| Founded | June 2010 |
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Fís Nua is a minor political party in the Republic of Ireland.
The party was formed in June 2010, mainly by former members of the Green Party who were unhappy with their participation in a coalition government with Fianna Fáil. The party intended to campaign on the issues of political transparency, environmental issues and social justice, and hoped to draw support from existing supporters of both the Greens and the Labour Party.[1] [2]
The party was registered on 4 February 2011,[3] and on the following day it was announced that they would run six candidates in the 2011 general election.[4]
"Fís Nua" translates as "New Vision".[2] Fís Nua are not to be confused with a separate organisation called New Vision who are also running candidates in the 2011 general election.
References
- ^ Donal Thornton (28 June 2010). "New political party for Ireland". Irish Central. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Tim (28 June 2010). "Political party to register 'within weeks'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Iris Oifigiúil" (PDF). Government of Ireland. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Gartland, Fiona (7 February 2011). "New party targets corruption". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 February 2011.