European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and St Lopes Friday february 20,1987 Irish prime minister loses Dail majority Dublin. Ireland a prime min ister Carrel Fitzg crate virtually con ceded defeat wednesday in Ireland s general election and pledged conditional support 10 challenger Charles Houghey on the Economy and Northern Ireland. Haughty signalled a possibly tougher Altitude to British Rule of Northern ire land by ignoring Fitzgerald s Call for a continuing commitment to the Anglo Irish agreement which Fitzgerald signed with Britain in 1985. Vote counting from tuesday s ejection continued late into the Nigel and final results were Una icly before Thure Day. Computer projections fluctuated and a aug hey said he anticipated 83 or 84 seats barely a majority in lie 166 scat dior parliament. Of i07 scat declared. Haughey s fianna fail had 63 Fitzgerald s Fine Gael 25 the newly formed Center right progressive democrats nine he labor party five the marxist workers party three and independents two. Pat Honeghan a Fine Gael spokes that fianna fail would win 84 seats up from 71. Barring late surprises he said his party would win 53 seats Down from 68, Haulbey seeking his third term has said a majority is Vita for tackling ire land s devastated Economy. As the count of 1.8 million ballots progressed fianna fail had 47 percent up one Point from the 1982 election. Fine Gael had dropped 11 percent to 30 Down i7.b percent in greater Dublin its Power base and 15 percent in the news briefs Garret Mhz Gerlad acknowledges Fine Gael s defeat to the Irish elections. Applet prime minister s Home county. The picture could change As the hand count continues and As seals arc allocated under the Complin formula that allows voters to list several candidates in order of preference. Interviewed on stale television As his election Joss i mounted Filz Craid said it was fairly Clear at this stage that on March 10, or. Haughty is Likely to be elected As to Issach parliament convenes March to to elect a lao Issach or prime minister the Man whose party controls the most scats. Fit Gerald and Haughey both 61, have alternated in the Job since 1979. Asked if he was disappointed at not doing better Haughey replied of yes always disappointed. To run a govern ment the More troops you have behind you the easier it Fitzgerald said if Haughey pursued the austerity program of the outgoing government. Fine Gael would Back him even if that Means supporting them in difficult and unpopular on Northern Ireland he said he would support Haughey if he implemented the Anglo Irish agreement and does not go up Side alleys Tike renegotiation and mat ters of that the Accord gives the mostly roman Catholic Irish Republic a consultative Rote in the proc stand Domina cd prov Ince s affairs. Haugney has said he will abide by it but would like to renegotiate clauses he believes conflict with Ireland s longstanding claim to sovereignty Over the six Northern counties. Fine Gael s lost votes apparently were going to the progressive democrats who Nave hoped to hold the balance of Power if Haughey failed to achieve a majority thai would cause complications because inc parly s Leader Desmond o Mallcy has said that he would never support a government led by Haughey his Long time foe. There has been o massive swing away from Fine Gael and inc figures suggest it has gone to the progressive democrats analyst Richard so not said on stale television. Another casualty was the labor party which with 14 seats had been Fine Gael s Junior partner in the coalition. It appeared to be losing More than half its Vole much of it to the marxist workers party. Fitzgerald and haughty were re elected easily in their Dublin districts. Sinn fein the outlawed Irish Republican army s Legal political Wing was far from winning any seats in the first count but still stood an outside Chance in the Dublin Cen trial District depending on the spread of Sec Ond preference votes. Sinn fein ran for the first Lime since dropping its 65-year-old boy Cott of the Dail in november. Reagan prepares to lift motions against a Lemd 1hington a predent Reagan will lilt economic sanctions a it Poland in response Preforms undertake thai govern ment and Aneals from Chur and Trade Union leaders Admix Starlion Offill Ofsay. The decision Warsaw late last state John a what in us. Dealings Wil it followed the most All of Pola the amnesty h More than 20 and Lech urged the of inc Indi the led by a visit to. Tity Secretary of that extended a thaw once isolated country. Last september of Al a Olickal prisoners. Despite ver opposition sources said prisoner see still being held a Leader of Solidarity had Latch to press r restoration ident Trade Union ish communist governs press Vonjj Solidarity and its impolitic fit s sup tial la had prompted Reagan to Imp is in december 1981, of f mar Sancts Johs december 1981,". a Norw were Frozen. The sanctions included the Degol of new . Trade credits and higher than in tariffs for polish goods. Weinberger says Turkey needs More military Aid Washington a defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger called wednesday for More . Military Aid for Turkey perhaps no other Region holds As great a potential for the involvement of . Forces in regional contingencies and the escalation of regional conflicts to a superpower confrontation Weinberger said in testimony before the House foreign affairs committee. The $785 million request for Turkey is of Paramount importance for modernization to off set the longstanding obsolescence of its the Secretary said a makes programmatic sense and would Send the right signal to our allies and Weinberger got into a Sharp Exchange with rep. Gus Voiron do. Who said he had received contradictory statements from Weinberg or and from the state department on the use of new . Equipment Fay turkish forces in Cyprus. Weinberger said Only a few Ems tanks had replaced older m-47s in the turkish forces. Senate _ i in Central americ thai arc both to the Benen tej a on and the United states Are Good if we can pen that is not to say the Contra move a late Cluj la free and that there Are not problems. They re have to develop a strategy earn to live in the Guan country to broaden their political Basi Nicaragua he added. We re at a very Early stage gym is training he said. Obviously some nil warfare the contras have been waging support was resurrected was not As organize Plowe would prefer the Crilio Pitrey Crowe was not As severe As thai of retired pm faed until Rea Gan sends Congress a report saying Ifni the report also must focus on the human Flag Irilua Tion in Nicaragua and the Progress in the Contr Whir. Dollar from i cent increase in Many new troops arc with Small children and since 1985. Flewellin said married enlisted soldiers Ord expensive items. Y shop for they Don t buy As much i
