ir terms last for 5 years, so Bertie did hold office for the last 11 years all during the big boom in Ireland. It is a long story but the reason he stepped down was misappropriation of funds. He just addressed the Dáil (or what would be a congress per se) for the last time before the Tánaiste (tan-ist-a) a sort of 'vice-president' takes over. Since the party was voted into power within the party they voted who would take over and it happened to be the Tánaiste Brian Cowen. One of Bertie's last acts was in front of the US congress stating that Ireland is at peace for the first time. Not a bad way to go out I must say!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Change in Politics
Our Taoiseach (tea-shock) Bertie Ahern stepped down from office April 2nd and he will tender his resignation to the President May 6th. The Taoiseach is the 'Prime Misister' of the country although there is a President, Mary McAleese When I first moved here it was elections and Bertie had just been voted in for a third time for his party Fianna Fáil (fee-na fall). The political parties are Fianna Fáil, Fianna Gael, Progressive Democrats, Sinn Féin (IRA legitimized), Green Party and Labour Party. The
ir terms last for 5 years, so Bertie did hold office for the last 11 years all during the big boom in Ireland. It is a long story but the reason he stepped down was misappropriation of funds. He just addressed the Dáil (or what would be a congress per se) for the last time before the Tánaiste (tan-ist-a) a sort of 'vice-president' takes over. Since the party was voted into power within the party they voted who would take over and it happened to be the Tánaiste Brian Cowen. One of Bertie's last acts was in front of the US congress stating that Ireland is at peace for the first time. Not a bad way to go out I must say!
ir terms last for 5 years, so Bertie did hold office for the last 11 years all during the big boom in Ireland. It is a long story but the reason he stepped down was misappropriation of funds. He just addressed the Dáil (or what would be a congress per se) for the last time before the Tánaiste (tan-ist-a) a sort of 'vice-president' takes over. Since the party was voted into power within the party they voted who would take over and it happened to be the Tánaiste Brian Cowen. One of Bertie's last acts was in front of the US congress stating that Ireland is at peace for the first time. Not a bad way to go out I must say!
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