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The Alliance, composed of Sá Carneiro's Center Social Democrats, the Christian Democrats and the tiny Monarchist Party, picked up 42.2% of the vote. The final tally is expected to give the Alliance a governing majority of 128 or 129 of the parliament's 250 seats.
Scares' Socialists, punished by the voters for their dilatory performance while in power, got only 27% of the vote, vs. 35% in 1976. Although the share of the vote won by the Alliance parties was up by 4%, substantial gains were posted by Alvaro Cunhal's pro-Moscow...
The diminutive (5 ft. 4 in.), energetic Sá Carneiro is accused by leftist detractors of acting like a "little king." He, in turn, scorns the willingness to compromise that was Scares' trademark. Says Sá Carneiro: "This was the evil of the Socialist Party. They conciliated with us...
On his trip to the U.S. this fall, Ireland's Prime Minister Jack Lynch sounded like a crusader. He denounced American supporters of the Irish Republican Army and castigated "evil men of violence" for prolonging the bloodshed in the North. As it turned out, that was Lynch's...
Haughey and Lynch have long disliked each other, and Haughey's selection was a clear defeat for his predecessor. A 22-year party veteran who has held four major Cabinet posts, Haughey (pronounced Hah-he) won with the votes of Fianna Fáil M.P.s from the traditionally republican...