The 1977 Irish general election saw Fianna Fáil win under Jack Lynch with a promise to abolish rates and car tax. Fianna Fáil then governed through economic troubles including rising inflation due to oil crises. Lynch was replaced by Charles Haughey in 1979 amid declining popularity. The 1981 election saw a Fine Gael-Labour coalition form briefly before collapsing, leading to another Fianna Fáil government under Haughey's unstable minority administration. Economic problems continued to plague Ireland throughout this volatile period.