Vote for PM Ahern holds up in close Irish election
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern is in pole position to lead the next government, an exit poll showed on Friday, but he may well have to find a new coalition partner if he is to secure a majority.
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Northern Ireland&#39;s politicians must decide once and for all, within a few days, whether to unite to refloat the province&#39;s peace process, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said on Wednesday.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was set to clinch a third term on Saturday and begin the search for new coalition partners after his parliamentary ally for the past 10 years suffered heavy election losses.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England : Talks to restore home rule to Northern Ireland ground on as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ireland&#39;s Bertie Ahern pushed rival Catholic and Protestant parties toward a lasting peace deal.
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WARSAW : Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said that opening Ireland's job market to workers from Poland, when it joined the European Union on May 1 last year, has "worked out well" for both countries.
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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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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was set to clinch a third term on Saturday as counting continued in an election where jitters over the country's thriving economy spurred voters to opt for stability over change.
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A vote to decide the political future of veteran Conservative MP Sir Patrick Cormack ends in a tie.
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Â· Close finish expected as result is announced today Â· Huhne in line for senior role if he is defeated
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Bertie Ahern won re-election Thursday as prime minister of Ireland, extending his 10-years in power and clearing the way for a broadly based coalition government.
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Bertie Ahern looked Sunday for coalition partners to give him a third straight term as Ireland&#39;s prime minister after his party won the lion&#39;s share of seats in the country&#39;s general election.
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Bertie Ahern, Ireland's longest serving prime minister, appeared on course to win a third term and extend his 10-year hold on power after preliminary results yesterday showed his Fianna Fail party held onto much of its traditional vote in Thursday's general election.
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Exit polls in Ireland's general election indicate PM Bertie Ahern's Fianna Fail leading with 41.6%.
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Opposition leaders begin weighing up on  Sunday whether to support a government led by Irish Prime  Minister Bertie Ahern after final election results confirmed he  was on track to secure a third successive term.
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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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Results from Ireland&#39;s parliamentary election are due Friday with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, one of Europe&#39;s longest-serving leaders, battling to win a third term.
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NORTHERN IRELANDâS political parties have come closer than at any stage in recent history to agreeing terms for a permanent end to disarm the IRA and revive a power-sharing government.