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| Green vote decides coalition fate | Green vote decides coalition fate |
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| The survival of the Irish government hinges on a vote at a Green Party convention to be held in Dublin later. | The survival of the Irish government hinges on a vote at a Green Party convention to be held in Dublin later. |
| Crucial talks between the party and its coalition partner, Fianna Fail, on Friday ended with a new programme for government being agreed. | Crucial talks between the party and its coalition partner, Fianna Fail, on Friday ended with a new programme for government being agreed. |
| The Green Party had said its two cabinet ministers would resign if no agreement was reached. | The Green Party had said its two cabinet ministers would resign if no agreement was reached. |
| Delegates have to endorse the programme by a two-thirds majority or it will fail, bringing down the coalition. | Delegates have to endorse the programme by a two-thirds majority or it will fail, bringing down the coalition. |
| The meeting between Fianna Fail and the Greens on Friday lasted several hours longer than expected before agreement was reached on the main stumbling blocks of education and political reform. | The meeting between Fianna Fail and the Greens on Friday lasted several hours longer than expected before agreement was reached on the main stumbling blocks of education and political reform. |