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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/irish-pm-quits-as-party-leader.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Brian Cowen is standing down as leader of Fianna Fail, but will remain head of the Irish government until the election" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-irish-pm-quits-as-party-leader.jpg" alt="Brian Cowen is standing down as leader of Fianna Fail, but will remain head of the Irish government until the election"/></a></p>
<p>Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has announced he is standing down as leader of the ruling Fianna Fail party but will remain at the head of the country&#8217;s government until the March general election.</p>
<p>After more than a week of political turmoil and a string of ministerial resignations, Mr Cowen said the election should be fought on policies not a leadership issue.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m concerned that renewed internal criticism of Fianna Fail is deflecting attention from this important debate,&#8221; Mr Cowen said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Therefore, taking everything into account after discussing the matter with my family I have taken, on my own counsel, the decision to step down.&#8221;</p>
<p>Voters will go to the polls on March 11.</p>
<p>Mr Cowen said he made the dramatic decision to resign after sitting down with his family on Friday night.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have been in touch with no senior party figures in relation to this decision,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>Mr Cowen said he spoke to John Gormley, leader of the junior coalition party the Greens, before making the announcement. He said his resignation will not affect Government business.</p>
<p>&#8220;My political assessment is that this is the right thing to do for the party,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But it&#8217;s about me directing my attention to the country.&#8221;</p>
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