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Aontú
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<p>Aontú (Irish: [ˈeːn̪ˠt̪ˠuː]; "Unity") is a <a href="/facts/Conservative/2XdCcPzq">conservative</a> <a href="/facts/Irish_republican/r260ddGy">Irish republican</a> political party active in both the <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Republic of Ireland</a> and <a href="/facts/Northern_Ireland/Jmr0NRyl">Northern Ireland</a>. It has been led by <a href="/facts/Peadar_T%C3%B3ib%C3%ADn/R0X8c83w">Peadar Tóibín</a> since its foundation in January 2019. The party holds <a href="/facts/Socially_conservative/96NpePX8">socially conservative</a> positions, with a significant policy being <a href="/facts/Opposition_to_abortion/egS0ooAG">opposition to abortion</a>, and is left-wing on economic issues. Some political observers have variously characterised Aontú as <a href="/facts/Centre-left_politics/UVLcWS99">centre-left</a>, <a href="/facts/Right-wing/CVoubHMm">right-wing</a>, or <a href="/facts/Populism/J0EXt6XK">populist</a>. </p>