"Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has said it was "distasteful" how party leader Micheál Martin put pressure on some of Mr Kelleher's closest colleagues to vote against him before Jim Gavin was named as the party's presidential candidate."
"In his first extensive interview since what he described as the "tragic drama" of the Fianna Fáil presidential campaign, the Ireland South MEP did not rule out a return to Dáil politics, and said his party is "at a crossroads"."
Billy Kelleher described the Fianna Fáil Áras presidential campaign as a 'tragic drama' and called Micheál Martin's exertion of pressure on some close colleagues to vote against him 'distasteful'. Kelleher identified that pressure occurred before Jim Gavin was named as the party's presidential candidate. The Ireland South MEP did not rule out a return to Dáil politics and characterized the party as being 'at a crossroads'. The remarks indicate significant internal tension within Fianna Fáil over candidate selection and leadership influence, and point to possible party realignment and personal political reconsideration by a senior figure.
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