Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Power struggle in Ireland: Cowen wins confidence vote

 Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen remains in office: A majority of deputies of the conservative Fianna Fail party approved in the vote of confidence for her controversial party leader. Its intra-party rival, Foreign Minister Martin came back then. Dublin - The result of the financial crisis which has been criticized Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has survived a confidence vote of his party successfully.


A majority of the 71 MPs of the conservative Fianna Fail party voted Tuesday night to remain Cowens in office as party leader, as the broadcaster RTÉ announced. The Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin has resigned after the vote of confidence from his office. Cowen accepted the decision.

Martin was the strongest intra-party challenger Cowens. Martin had announced before the vote that he would vote against Cowen. Following the successful vote Cowen his party will now lead into the next general election, which will take place probably this spring. In the population of the Prime Minister, according to a recent survey, only one approval rating of ten percent.

The Irishman accuse him of bad crisis management in the banking crisis that has plunged the country into a debt crisis. Prime Minister Cowen had long refused to accept international aid was, but then to do so. Ireland has come to a serious banking crisis in financial difficulties. For the current year budget must be six billion euros in savings.

Cowen calls for his resignation, however, been issued a denial. Previously had been prominent Fianna Fail politicians, including Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, Cowen placed behind. Lenihan is considered a possible successor Cowens, if the election should go.

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