Long he had defended himself, but in the end the pressure was too great: Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen shall resign as party chairman. His party maintains that a tiny chance to survive the upcoming elections in March, at least to some extent. Dublin - After weeks of resistance, the Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen gave up the post of party leaders of the ruling Fianna Fail party.
He had made the decision to resign from the party leadership of his own accord, "said Cowen in Dublin. The Prime Minister has for weeks for the management of the financial crisis in his own party in the criticism. His resignation will allow the party to elect a new chairman, with whom she's parliamentary elections on 11th could begin March "united and determined," said Cowen.
"In such an important moment that must be made for the people in the decisions on the future of the country, attention should not depend on individuals but on what the parties have to offer." He will focus until the election of governments and addressing the economic crisis. Only on Friday the 51-year-old Cowen had assured that it would hold the party after the early parliamentary election in which he threatens her a heavy defeat, after a few days earlier, decided an internal party vote of confidence for himself, his inner-party chief critics, Foreign Minister Michael Martin, and other ministers submitted their resignations then.
The Minister Cowen's government-Exodus had nearly brought down and the politicians to bring forward the elections to the 11th March forced. Originally the choice for the end of March had been planned by early April. Ireland is currently experiencing a serious crisis that was triggered by the bursting of a housing bubble and the subsequent near-collapse of Irish banks.
Because of the bad debt the government had to support in November of 85 billion euros, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to complete. In return, Cowen had to be dictated a tough austerity program. Many Irishmen seen in the intervention of EU and IMF, a humiliation and the end of their national independence, Cowen's popularity rate stood at only ten percent.
Cowens green coalition partners called for in response to the application for early elections. On Tuesday his government still has to face a no-confidence motion by the opposition Labour Party. Cowen in the House only a very small majority.
He had made the decision to resign from the party leadership of his own accord, "said Cowen in Dublin. The Prime Minister has for weeks for the management of the financial crisis in his own party in the criticism. His resignation will allow the party to elect a new chairman, with whom she's parliamentary elections on 11th could begin March "united and determined," said Cowen.
"In such an important moment that must be made for the people in the decisions on the future of the country, attention should not depend on individuals but on what the parties have to offer." He will focus until the election of governments and addressing the economic crisis. Only on Friday the 51-year-old Cowen had assured that it would hold the party after the early parliamentary election in which he threatens her a heavy defeat, after a few days earlier, decided an internal party vote of confidence for himself, his inner-party chief critics, Foreign Minister Michael Martin, and other ministers submitted their resignations then.
The Minister Cowen's government-Exodus had nearly brought down and the politicians to bring forward the elections to the 11th March forced. Originally the choice for the end of March had been planned by early April. Ireland is currently experiencing a serious crisis that was triggered by the bursting of a housing bubble and the subsequent near-collapse of Irish banks.
Because of the bad debt the government had to support in November of 85 billion euros, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to complete. In return, Cowen had to be dictated a tough austerity program. Many Irishmen seen in the intervention of EU and IMF, a humiliation and the end of their national independence, Cowen's popularity rate stood at only ten percent.
Cowens green coalition partners called for in response to the application for early elections. On Tuesday his government still has to face a no-confidence motion by the opposition Labour Party. Cowen in the House only a very small majority.
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