Monday, February 28, 2011

Kenny is Premier: Ireland to vote for the change of power

Ireland's choice winner: Enda Kenny, the Irishman put in the serious economic crisis to a new government. As expected, they have voted out the incumbent government party Fianna Fail economic liberal Prime Minister Brian Cowen. Newly come to power on the green island, the conservative Fine Gael with the nominee for Prime Minister Enda Kenny at the top.

After the counting of nearly 40 of the 166 seats in 43 constituencies are largely confirmed the prognosis. Kenny scored in his constituency Mayo the best individual result so far with more than 17 000 votes. The final result was after a marathon count only expected on Sunday. Election in Ireland: Some polls had seen the party Fine Gael at almost 40 percent after predicting on the basis of election surveys, the law-and-order party does nationally to more than 36 percent of the vote.


That would mean the best result for Fine Gael since 1982, but not for an absolute majority of the 166 MPs in the House range. Kenny had announced during the election campaign to try to negotiate the international aid package for Ireland again in Brussels. Ireland was hatched as the first country in the euro-zone under the rescue of the EU and the International Monetary Fund.

The interest of 5.8 percent for the promised loans are a hot topic in Ireland. Diplomats in Brussels and Dublin, however, see little scope for serious interest rebates. Fine Gael is a coalition partner the Social Democratic Labour Party bodies, who combined according to the forecast 20.5 percent of the vote and thus achieve their best result ever in Ireland would.

Labour and Fine Gael had in the short four-week election campaign partly fought hard, but finally signed a ceasefire. The previous ruling Fianna Fail party of outgoing Prime Minister Cowen is predicted to only 15.1 percent - their worst result so far. In 2007, she had more than 41 percent achieved.

Cowen had cleared with his resignation and the dissolution of Parliament in January the way for new elections only to massive pressure from the opposition and from within its own ranks. He took over on Saturday "full responsibility" for the decline of his party. The actual seat share for Fianna Fail in the Parliament could look even worse.

According to calculations by researchers at the election vote share will range from around 15 percent for only about 20 seats. Party leader Michael Martin acknowledged the defeat. "It's a very disappointing result for the party throughout the country," he told the television station RTE.

The former foreign minister was, however, also combative ". Fianna Fail will return" Fianna Fail, Ireland's largest party and is involved in almost all previous governments, is made by the Irishman for the disastrous economic situation partly responsible. Ireland had to plug holes in the ailing banking system last year include new debt of 32 percent of gross domestic product.

Unemployment stands at 13.4 percent.

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