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“It is a profound honor to be nominated to serve as head of the government in a free, democratic and diverse republic,” Martin said.

He was formally appointed to the role by President Michael D. Higgins in a ceremony at the presidential residence in Dublin, and is expected to name his Cabinet later.

The vote had been due to take place on Wednesday but was delayed amid and chaotic scenes in the parliament. It comes almost two months after an election in which , but not enough to govern alone.

After weeks of talks, the long-dominant center-right parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael agreed to form a coalition, with the support of several independent lawmakers.

Under the deal, Martin. 64, will be taoiseach for three years, with Fine Gael’s — the outgoing taoiseach — as his deputy. The two politicians will then swap jobs for the rest of the five-year term.

In , voters bucked a global trend that saw around the world in 2024.

Fianna Fail won 48 of the 174 legislative seats and Fine Gael got 38. They have secured backing to govern from the mostly conservative Regional Independent Group, which will be given junior ministerial positions.

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil share broadly similar center-right policies but a century-old rivalry stemming from their origins on opposing sides of Ireland’s civil war in the 1920s. They ended in a virtual dead heat.