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...possibilities with the party Fortuyn founded - now the country's second-largest political force. But consensus looked unlikely, as the two parties fell short of a parliamentary majority and the leader of a third possible partner, the right-liberal VVD, declared that his party would be in opposition. IRELAND Ahern vs. Apathy Prime Minister Bertie Ahern picked up enough support from voters to win a second term. His Fianna F?il party rode a strong economic performance to secure the most seats in Dáil Eireann, Ireland's House of Representatives. But wealth and bad weather bred apathy: turnout fell...
From Currier House, Adriane H. Gelpi ’01, Abby L. Schlatter ’02, and Ian A. Tomb ’02; from Dunster, Vanessa G. Henke ’02, Susie Y. Huang ’02, and Rachel E. Ahern ’02; from Winthrop House, Mekhala Krishnamurthy ’02, Narie J. Yoo ’02, John M. Gansner ’02 and Jeremy Chao-Yen Hwang...
Voters in the Republic of Ireland rejected a government proposal to tighten the country's strict abortion laws. The proposed change to the constitution would have ruled out the threat of suicide as legal grounds for a termination of pregnancy. Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said he was disappointed with the result, which was carried by less than...
...main goal of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's proposed amendment to the Irish Constitution is to address the so-called X case (after an unnamed woman) by rolling back a controversial 1992 Supreme Court ruling that equated the threat of suicide with physical risk to the woman's life. The amendment also formally defines abortion for the first time, protecting unborn human life not after conception, but "after implantation in the womb." That moderate definition would allow access to the morning-after pill and appeal to the middle ground in the conservative context of Ireland. But it has also upset...
...Commission. That may clear up some confusion. But the fear is that uncertain citizens just won't bother to vote. Health Minister Michéal Martin says the proposal still "has a very good chance." Backbenchers aren't so sure. "We're in trouble," says Deputy John Moloney of Ahern's Fianna Fáil party. The bill may pass "by a shade. But if we had two more weeks, we'd be under...