Claim: The Republic of Ireland has an elected prime minister.
Evidence: The head of government is the Taoiseach -LRB- Prime Minister , literally ` Chief ' , a title not used in English -RRB- , who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by the President ; the Taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.
Taoisigh -LSB- ˈtiːʃi -RSB- , - shee ; -LSB- ˈt̪ˠiː.ʃəx -RSB- -RRB- is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland.
The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Oireachtas -LRB- parliament -RRB- , and must , in order to remain in office , retain the support of a majority in the Dáil.