Lessons For Ireland From The Israeli Grand Coalition (1984-1988)

The incentive structure between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is different now.

As coalition formation edges beyond the public jockeying for position and into the serious negotiation phase, the necessity of the Taoiseach’s office being shared between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is again on the table. It is worth looking at Israeli political history in this regard, as it was there that the rotating Prime Minister was innovated. Like t…