Micheal Martin staged a leadership bid last week, helping to de-throne Brian Cowen Thursday, January 27, 2011
Irish PM party chooses new leader
Micheal Martin staged a leadership bid last week, helping to de-throne Brian Cowen The main party in the Irish Republic's coalition has announced a new leader, days after Prime Minister Brian Cowen resigned his party post amid a long-running political and economic crisis.
Fianna Fail, long dominant in Ireland, announced the election of ex-Foreign Minister Micheal Martin on Twitter.
The party, which may face a general election next month, has slumped in the polls amid Ireland's financial crisis.
Parliament is soon expected to pass the government's austerity bill.
"Micheal Martin has been elected as the eighth Leader of Fianna Fail," the party said on its Twitter feed.
Mr Martin, 50, was elected a week after he launched a failed leadership challenge against Mr Cowen - a move that helped to fatally destabilise the prime minister.
Mr Cowen quit as party leader on Saturday, but will stay on as prime minister until elections which are widely expected next month.
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