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Deutsche Presse-Agentur Irish parliament dissolved, elections set for May 24 (1st Lead)
By DPA
Apr 29, 2007, 10:27 GMT
Dublin - Irish President Mary McAleese on Sunday dissolved the Irish parliament paving the way for new elections in the European Union country on May 24.
The move came at the request of incumbent Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, who has been in office for two five-year terms.
Ahern's Fianna Fail party has been dominant in the country for decades, but is bracin for a tough battle, with opinion polls indicating no party garnering a clear majority in the next parliament, to convene on June 14.
His party's major challenger will be Fine Gael, which in an eventual win would likely for a coalition with left-leaning Labour and perhaps the Green party.
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