Foreign minister Martin in challenge to Irish PM Cowen

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Source: BBC

The Irish foreign minister has tendered his resignation and said he will vote against Prime Minister Brian Cowen in a vote of confidence on Tuesday.

Micheal Martin, seen as a rival for the leadership of the ruling Fianna Fail party, said that the PM had told him his resignation was not necessary.
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Earlier, Mr Cowen said he would stay on as party leader but would offer colleagues a secret confidence ballot.

He has faced recent scrutiny about a meeting with the head of Anglo Irish Bank shortly before he announced a multi-billion euro bank guarantee.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12202558

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I don't think Cowen will survive as party leader. His associations with the disgraced bankers are getting too much for his party to have any hope of winning an election with him leading them.