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Fri 01 Jan 2011Taoiseach insists he has support of Fianna Fáil TDs
Taoiseach Brian Cowen insisted today he will lead Fianna Fáil into the general election and beyond as he came under renewed pressure following his bungled attempt at a Cabinet reshuffle.
The Taoiseach yesterday announced a general election would be held on March 11th. The announcement followed extraordinary scenes in Dáil Éireann during which he attempted to appoint replacements for Cabinet ministers who had resigned in order to pave the way for a reshuffle.
Instead of appointing the new ministers, the Taoiseach was forced, under pressure from the Green Party, to reassign the vacant ministerial posts to serving members of the Cabinet.
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