Ireland's Labor to renew leadership after Sunday's shock; coalition imperiled

Tuesday, May 27th 2014 - 09:41 UTC

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Irish deputy prime minister Eamon Gilmore said on Monday he will quit as leader of the junior government Labor party, in a move that could destabilize the coalition and its austerity program following a major election setback. Read full article

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darragh
There's no such party in the RoI as the 'Labor Party', it's the 'Labour Party' with a 'u' - we are not Americans.
May 27th, 2014 - 01:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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redp0ll
Seems there's a bit of Howlin going on in the Labour Party?
I expected Enda would do worse. He's a good bloke
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walterlx
Sinn Fein set to triple seats
Taoiseach concedes shift in political landscape
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Despite the massive controversy over the arrest of Gerry Adams during the election campaign, Sinn Fein continues its march on the south and is on course to triple its council seats in the republic.
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Sinn Fein's rise has also fuelled predictions the party could enter a ruling coalition in Dublin after the next general election, probably in two years time.

Mary Lou McDonald, the party's Dublin-born deputy leader who has been touted as a potential successor to Gerry Adams, said it would consider going into government.

“I don't think it would be simply a numbers game,” she said.

“It would be a matter of whether or not you could produce a programme for government that really changed things and delivered real results for people's lives. That would be the litmus test.”
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In Northern Ireland, counting has been suspended for today.

So far, the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein have secured the lion's share on the new-look councils.

While the DUP won the most seats with 130, the party's 23.1% share of the vote was down around 4% on the last local election poll in 2011.

Sinn Fein came second in terms of seats with 105 but garnered the largest percentage of the overall vote.

The republican party's 24.1% share of first preferences was down slightly on its 24.8% in 2011.
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