Dublin - A man fighting for his posts: Ailing Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen will remain, despite numerous calls for his resignation Prime Minister and Chairman of the Fianna Fáil party. "I have come to the conclusion that I should go on and lead the party. I think it is in the best interest of our country," Cowen said on Sunday evening at a press conference in Dublin.He also announced on Tuesday set at a party meeting the vote of confidence to want to. The vote is done by secret ballot. Cowen had fallen because of his association with the banking crisis under massive pressure. The Heavily Indebted had fled Ireland during the past year under the rescue EU and the International Monetary Fund.
Press return for the billions in aid, the country must reduce its deficit with a rigid austerity program in 2015 again under the Maastricht limit. Cowen came under additional pressure by recent revelations of the former head of the now nationalized Anglo Irish Bank Sean FitzPatrick, private meeting with Cowen at the height of the banking crisis.
Cowen is resistance to it not only from the opposition. Even internally, the Irish Premier party opponent. A few hours after Foreign Minister Michael Martin said Cowen's announcement that he would vote against the confidence Cowen. He told Cowen that need Fianna Fáil before the next election a new leadership, "Martin said.
He would like to take over the party leadership, if the office of President become free. Martin had his own words because of internal party squabbles Cowen and decline of the party offered his resignation. But at the request of the Prime Minister down, he will continue to act in the office, reported the Irish Times.
Cowen has since 2008 led a coalition government of his Fianna Fáil and the Greens. His government will begin after the adoption of the austerity budget elections. / / /
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