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Exit poll puts Fine Gael ahead to lead Ireland’s next government
Ireland’s main opposition party Fine Gael is on course to lead the next government but without an overall majority, according to an exit poll by the state broadcaster RTE. It now appears certain that Enda Kenny will be the country’s new prime minister with 36 percent of votes, but below exceptions of a record victory. Nonetheless, if confirmed the result would mark a massive defeat for the ruling Fianna Fail party – its worst ever showing. It is tipped to win just 15.1 percent under Ireland’s system of proportional representation as its leaders appear to be paying the price for their handling of the country’s economic crisis.
- Oct 01 Sat 2011 01:21
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Egyptians have been voting in a referendum on constitutional amendments that the military rulers hope will lead to elections within six months. A high turnout is expected for what is in effect the first truly democratic vote in living memory. The poll has divided the country between those who are calling for a complete overhaul of the constitution, and those who think the amendments will suffice. One of the voters today was the head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, who is believed to think the amendments don’t go far enough. After ruling for 30 years, Egypt’s former president, Hosni Mubarak, stood down in February, after 18 days of popular protests, mainly centred around Tahrir Square in central Cairo. The square became a symbol of popular uprising and led to similar protests in several other Arab nations, some of which are still going on. > The fight for women’s rights in Egypt
- Oct 01 Sat 2011 01:20
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Once again British military forces have been in action in the bid to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya. One of its submarines is said to have fired Tomahawk missiles at targets, although this is as yet unconfirmed. The Pentagon’s Vice Admiral William Gortney described operation Odyssey Dawn as “progressing well”. - TO READ Libya: a timeline of international diplomacy “There has been no new air activity by the regime and we have detected no radar emissions from any of the air defence sites targeted and there has been a significant decrease in the use of all Libyan air surveillance radars, which most of those appear to be limited now only to the areas around Tripoli and Sirte.” He went on to say: “Benghazi is not completely safe from attack, but it is certainly under less threat than it was yesterday.” But sporadic explosions and heavy gunfire broke out in the rebel stronghold overnight. It lasted about 40 minutes despite the Libyan government having earlier said its forces would observe a ceasefire. Do you think the air strikes in Libya should actively target Muammar Gaddafi? A Javascript enabled browser that accepts cookies is required in order to participate in the poll. yes (57%) no (39%) i don't know (4%) // pollTS[0]) { pollTS = cookie; cValid = true; }; }; warning.parentNode.removeChild(warning); if(cookie && cValid) { for(var i = 1; i < pollTS.length; i++) { votes += parseInt(pollTS[i], 10) || 0; }; var total = 0; for(var i = 1; i < pollTS.length; i++) { per = pollTS[i] > 0 ? Math.round(pollTS[i] / (votes / 100)) : 0; if(total + per > 100) { per = 100 - total; total = 100; } else { total += per; }; output[output.length] = '' + questions[i - 1] + ' (' + per + '%) '; }; pollHTML += "" + output.join("") + ""; }; if(!cookie) { pollHTML = ' yes no i don’t know'; }; if(pollHTML) { content.innerHTML = pollHTML; }; })();// ]]>
- Oct 01 Sat 2011 01:20
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Egypt on the brink of change
Egypt is entering a new era. Effectively the country is under martial law but the military is implementing a series of major reforms aimed at delivering power into the hands of the people. In a startment on state television, a military spokesman announced that the constitution has been suspended. He also said a committee would be established to draft a new constitution, and that parliament has been dissolved. The army council will stay in power for six months, or at least until the end of elections. However some continuity has been retained in that the same cabinet appointed by ousted President Hosni Mubarak will oversee the transition. The Prime Minister, Ahmed Shafiq, says the main priority is to restore security, and the economy. “Our internal economic position is solid and cohesive”, he said. “We have enough reserves in the coming period and our situation is comforting, very comforting.” But he also warned that if instability continues, there may be some obstacles. The stock market has remained closed since the beginning of the uprising, and the Finance Minister says latest forecasts indicate Egypt’s economic growth slowing to between 3.5 and 4 per cent in the coming financial year. That’s still higher than most western countries but lower than the 6 per cent that had been forecast before the revolution.