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'''Fine Gael''' (pronounced "Fin-neh Gail") is one of the two major political parties in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. Due to the unique circumstances of the Irish political party system, Fine Gael (like its rival party [[Fianna Fáil]]) does not have a distinct liberal or conservative ideology. Rather, it remains centrist, occasionally veering centre-left or centre-right depending on circumstances of who led the party. The party has not enjoyed as much electoral success as Fíanna Fáil, however they have made strong gains in the most recent general election. The last Fine Gael government was under the leadership of [[John Bruton]] from 1994 to 1997. Since then the party has served as the Main Opposition in the Dáil (parliament). The party's current leader is [[Enda Kenny]].

'''Fine Gael''' (pronounced "Fin-neh Gail") is one of the two major political parties in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. Due to the unique circumstances of the Irish political party system, Fine Gael (like its rival party [[Fianna Fáil]]) does not have a distinct liberal or conservative ideology. Rather, it remains centrist, occasionally veering centre-left or centre-right depending on circumstances of who led the party. The party has not enjoyed as much electoral success as Fíanna Fáil, however they have made strong gains in the most recent general election. The last Fine Gael government was under the leadership of [[John Bruton]] from 1994 to 1997. Since then the party has served as the Main Opposition in the Dáil (parliament). The party's current leader is [[Leo Varadkar].

==History==

==History==