Greens join ruling group, aid Ahern
From Times Wire Reports
Ireland’s Green Party voted overwhelmingly to back a coalition deal that puts it in a government for the first time and guarantees a third term for Prime Minister Bertie Ahern of the centrist Fianna Fail party.
The Greens voted 441-67 in favor of joining a government dominated by Fianna Fail that is to be voted into office by parliament and formally appointed by President Mary McAleese today.
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