After months of negotiations, it will become clear today whether there will be a new government.

Members of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party have had their say on the programme for government, with votes to be counted today.

Each party has a different number of votes to count with results expected over the course of the evening.

If all three parties get the green light, Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin will be elected Taoiseach at a special sitting of the Dáil tomorrow morning.

File photo of Micheál Martin. Picture by: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Fine Gael’s counters have the easiest job with around 700 votes to count while Fianna Fáil has more than 14,000.

The Green Party has the highest mountain to climb – with a two-thirds majority needed to get the deal over the line.

There has been a vocal campaign against the deal within the party; however, sources believe they do have the numbers, even if it is a tight race.

The CMO Dr Tony Holohan; Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Dublin Castle, 25-06-2020. Image: Julien Behal

Speaking yesterday, Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar said he is fully expecting the programme to be accepted.

“My prediction is that the three parties tomorrow will vote to go into coalition with each other; that the yes vote will be larger than expected in all three parties and that we will have a government,” he said.

He said there is still no Plan B for the parties if the deal if rejected.

“The answer in relation to a Plan B really is the same as I gave during the week,” he said.

“If it is the case that one of the three parties or more than one of the three parties reject the programme for government, I will reflect on that.

“I’ll reflect on that over the weekend and arrange to meet the party leaders to meet me to see what is possible and what is not.”

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan arriving at Government Buildings for Government Formation Talks, 15-06-2020. Image: Sam Boal/RollingNews

If the deal goes through, the new government will be taking power 140 days after February’s election.

That would see Micheál Martin becoming the first Cork Taoiseach since Jack Lynch left office in December 1979.