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Sat 05 May 2009People have 'lost faith' in main parties
McKENNA LAUNCH:THE ELECTORATE has lost faith in the main political parties and is looking for alternatives, former Green MEP Patricia McKenna claimed yesterday.
Speaking at her European election campaign launch in Dublin, Ms McKenna said people needed a strong independent voice to speak on their behalf. Ms McKenna, who is standing as an Independent candidate, became Ireland's first Green Party MEP in 1994 when she was elected in Dublin. She lost the seat in the 2004 election.
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