Ahern favored in Ireland parliament vote
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The Fianna Fail party of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern took most of the vote in Ireland's parliamentary election, but it was unclear whether that was enough to keep one of Europe's longest-serving leaders in power, an exit poll indicated Friday.
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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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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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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern&#39;s  Fianna Fail party looks to have won 41.6 percent of the vote in  Thursday&#39;s general election which is little changed on its  winning 2002 election result, an exit poll showed.
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Voters decided Thursday whether to stick with the 10-year-old government of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern or dump him, amid rising concern over Ireland's painful cost of living, crime and overwhelmed hospitals.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was elected for a third term in office Thursday, vowing to &quot;serve the people&quot; and work for peace after lawmakers voted him in at their first meeting since May elections.
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Wu Bangguo , China's top legislator, met Prime Minister Bertie Ahern of Ireland in Beijing on January 19, vowing to further legislative cooperation between the two countries.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's Fianna Fail party looks to have won 41.6 percent of the vote in Thursday's general election which is little changed on its winning 2002 election result, an exit poll showed.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern urged the Catholic Sinn Fein to make an early move on giving support for policing and justice in Northern Ireland to ensure efforts to restore devolved government can move forward.
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Northern Ireland will elect a new legislature March 7 that will determine the fate of power-sharing, Britain announced Tuesday in swift reply to an IRA-linked political party's decision to support the police.Comment
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Northern Ireland lawmakers are gaining a role in the parliament of the Republic of Ireland for the first time since the island's partition 86 years ago.The government of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern announced Tuesday it will create a new parliamentary committee that gives places to Northern Ireland lawmakers elected to seats in the British Parliament.The 18 lawmakers from the British territory will be permitted to take part in debates in a newly formed joint committee on the implementation of the Good Friday peace agreement. But they will not be permitted to vote or offer any amendments on legislative bills. Read more
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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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A new round of Northern Ireland peace talks will begin this week with Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern meeting Sinn Fein and other Northern Ireland parties before having discussions with his British counterpart Tony Blair, the Irish government announced.
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Irish PM Bertie Ahern's party has won the country's election, but failed to gain an overall majority. Who should he form a coalition with?
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Bertie Ahern secures a third term as Irish PM, but faces tough negotiations to build a coalition government.
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The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the largest Protestant party in Northern Ireland, is to hold his first political talks with Irish Prime Minster Bertie Ahern in Dublin later this week, party sources said.
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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.