Ahern party ahead in Irish vote: poll
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern&#39;s Fianna Fail party has nosed ahead in the country&#39;s general election, receiving 41.6 percent support, according to an exit poll by broadcaster RTE released Friday.
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Irish voters headed for the polls on Thursday uncertain who will take charge of their flourishing economy after one of the closest election battles in living memory.
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Irish voters headed for the polls on  Thursday uncertain who will take charge of their flourishing  economy after one of the closest election battles in living  memory.
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Hard-liners raced ahead Thursday in an election to decide who will control the Northern Ireland Assembly &#151; and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.
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Electoral officials were counting ballots Thursday to find out which Protestant and Catholic parties will control the Northern Ireland Assembly -- and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British ...Comment
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern is on  course to win a third successive term but may well have to woo  a new coalition partner to be sure of a parliamentary majority,  an exit poll showed on Friday.
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Northern Ireland voted on Wednesday in an election that could allow the return of a government shared between Protestants and Catholics and help cement a lasting political settlement after decades of conflict.
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Australia&#39;s conservative government has edged ahead of the opposition Labour party, according to an opinion poll as the six-week campaign for an October 9 vote reaches the half-way point.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said yesterday elections would be held in Northern Ireland on March 7 as part of a drive to restore home rule to the British province.Comment
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Gordon Brown and Bertie Ahern are holding talks about political progress made in Northern Ireland.
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Ireland's parliament backed Prime Minister Bertie Ahern on Wednesday after the main opposition party called a vote of confidence over his recent testimony at an anti-corruption tribunal.
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Leaders of Ireland's Greens hope party members will vote on Wednesday to back a deal to enter government for the first time and swallow long-standing opposition to Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.
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Â· Poll finds support rising for EU membership  Â· Labour up a point to 35%, Tories down two to 37%
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The Conservative Party has extended its lead over the Labour Party, according to an opinion poll published in The Guardian.
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Ireland's Green Party voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to back a coalition deal that puts them in government for the first time and guarantees a third term for Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.
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Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's long-dominant party marched toward its sixth straight election victory Friday as voters appeared determined to stick with a popular leader who has presided over unprecedented economic success
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Ireland's Green Party voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to back a coalition deal that puts it in government for the first time and guarantees a third term for Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.