Ireland's Prime Minister Cowen must replace five members of the Cabinet: Foreign Minister, After four other department heads of your resignations. But it should not be shocked Cowen - the resignation of the Minister fits well into its strategy. Dublin - Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin After four more cabinet members submitted their resignations in Dublin.
With the departure of Defense Minister Tony Killeen, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern and two other leaders, the cabinet loses a quarter of his ministers. What sounds like a bitter defeat for Prime Minister Brian Cowen will actually be a smart move by him. The Irish Times reports that the resignations facilitated by him already longer planned cabinet reshuffle.
Cowen's coalition partner, the Green Party, spoke out against changes in the cabinet before the general election in March. They were afraid, so just before the election would provide for the public resentment. The appointment of new ministers are expected, according to the Journal later this week.
Besides the heads of the defense and justice department filed also Health Minister Mary Harney and Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey their resignations. Foreign Minister Martin was after an internal party vote distrust resigned to Cowen, where on Tuesday the majority made the conservative Fianna Fail deputies behind the Prime Minister had.
Martin was the strongest intra-party challenger to the prime minister. He had called for a new party leadership. Cowen moved with the confidence the consequence of criticism of his crisis management during the banking crisis. Even party members had criticized his actions. Ireland had come under a severe financial crisis in financial difficulties and had to seek billions in aid from the European Union.
For the current year budget must be six billion euros in savings.
With the departure of Defense Minister Tony Killeen, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern and two other leaders, the cabinet loses a quarter of his ministers. What sounds like a bitter defeat for Prime Minister Brian Cowen will actually be a smart move by him. The Irish Times reports that the resignations facilitated by him already longer planned cabinet reshuffle.
Cowen's coalition partner, the Green Party, spoke out against changes in the cabinet before the general election in March. They were afraid, so just before the election would provide for the public resentment. The appointment of new ministers are expected, according to the Journal later this week.
Besides the heads of the defense and justice department filed also Health Minister Mary Harney and Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey their resignations. Foreign Minister Martin was after an internal party vote distrust resigned to Cowen, where on Tuesday the majority made the conservative Fianna Fail deputies behind the Prime Minister had.
Martin was the strongest intra-party challenger to the prime minister. He had called for a new party leadership. Cowen moved with the confidence the consequence of criticism of his crisis management during the banking crisis. Even party members had criticized his actions. Ireland had come under a severe financial crisis in financial difficulties and had to seek billions in aid from the European Union.
For the current year budget must be six billion euros in savings.
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