Irish Greens celebrate 100 days in Government
Friday, September 28th, 2007Wow, has it been 100 days already?
Thanks to STV (a form of Proportional Representation), the Greens have been a political force in Ireland for many years now. However, only after the last election have the Irish Green Party joined the governing coalition. A bit controversial for Greens jumping in bed with the long-ruling party - the party leader resigned to make the coalition work better. It would be like the Canadian Greens joining with the federal liberals as government. Anyways from reading this article, it sounds like the party has been doing really well. At the article’s end, there is a link to a letter that talks about the challenges the Greens have faced in office.
Ariel Lade, Foreign Correspondent.
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Vibrant Greens have 100 reasons to be cheerful
Saturday September 22 2007
www.independent.ie
THE Greens yesterday celebrated 100 days in Government and had extra reasons to be cheerful at a special party think-in at Aughrim, Co Wicklow.
People are tired of hearing politicians blame each other for the current state of the world; they are looking for a place to begin to create a better one.
I know, I know. We all know that global climate change is happening. What I find surprising is the speed at which it is proceeding. That there has been no concerted action to mitigate the impacts of climate change further reinforces the need for us to become politically involved at the local, provincial/state, national and international levels. It’s a reason to be involved, to apply our creativity and ingenuity to this problem once and for all.
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