DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish deputy prime minister Eamon Gilmore on Monday said he will quit as leader of the junior government Labour party, in a move that could destabilise the coalition and its austerity programme following a major election setback.
Eight members of Labour's parliamentary party, representing almost a fifth of the grouping, had submitted a motion of no confidence in Gilmore's leadership after its support collapsed at weekend local and European elections.
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