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Wed 03 Mar 200920 resign from FF in selection row
TWENTY LOCAL election candidates have quit Fianna Fáil following their failure to win a party nomination under rules ordered by Taoiseach Brian Cowen which have increased the control of party headquarters over the selections.
Minister of State John Moloney, who is responsible for relations between Fianna Fáil councillors and the Cabinet, defended the rules, saying the party cannot afford to continue to lose representation on local authorities.
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