1 Vote Gives Haughey Irish Post
Associated Press
DUBLIN, Ireland —
Charles Haughey won a third term as Ireland’s prime minister today in a cliffhanger session of Parliament that gave him a one-vote majority.
The Dail, or Parliament, split 82 to 82 after debate on his nomination. Speaker Sean Treacy then used his vote to break the tie in Haughey’s favor. All four opposition parties united in voting against Haughey, whose Fianna Fail party won 81 seats in the Feb. 17 election.
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