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Sat 02 Feb 2009FF expected to apply to join Liberals in EU Parliament
FIANNA FÁIL is expected to apply to join the European Liberal Democrat political party (ELDR) in coming weeks, ahead of the European Parliament elections in June.
Party officials have held secret talks with ELDR in recent months about joining the third-biggest political group in Europe. A decision to submit a formal application to the ELDR bureau is likely to lead to Fianna Fáil severing its controversial 10-year relationship with a rival political group, the Union for the Europe of Nations (UEN).
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