O’Gorman to stand for re-election as Green Party Leader

Dublin West Green Party TD Roderic O’Gorman has confirmed that he will stand for re-election as Leader of the Green Party. He made the statement following the announcement by the Green Party National Executive that the Party leadership election process is commencing. Under the Green Party Constitution, there must be a leadership election within 6 months of a General Election.

“Today, the Green Party Executive has opened the call for nominations for Party Leader, and I want to tell Members that I am standing for re-election as Leader of our Party”, stated O’Gorman.

“As the Climate Crisis worsens, the role of the Green Party as a strong voice for highlighting the environmental challenges we face, and bringing forward solutions that benefit everyone in Irish society, is more important than ever”.

“We had a really disappointing outcome in the general election, but since then, I’ve led the work to rebuild the Party; being a strong voice for climate in the Dail, appointing a new team of spokespersons to shadow government ministers and drafting a new Strategic Plan for the Party”.

“In the Strategic Plan, we are looking to listen and to learn why we lost votes, and understand how we can build back support across all parts of our country”.

“We’ve a lot to do, but I’m absolutely committed to driving this forward, over the next five years. I’m asking members for their nomination, so we can get going on this vital work”.