Registration of Political Parties
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The Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission is the Registrar of Political Parties. All political parties must be on the Register of Political Parties.
A political party must be on the Register of Political Parties in order to contest all or any of the following elections:
- A Dáil election
- A European Parliament election
- A local election
For more information see the Electoral Commission website.