MEPs should serve full term, says Ahern

FIANNA FÁIL’S European election candidates should pledge to serve their full five-year term and not substitute their position to run in the next general election, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said yesterday.

Speaking at the launch of his party’s European election campaign in Dublin Mr Ahern stressed he would not like to see candidates leaving their elected role early.

“Nobody should really be expecting to get elected and then take off,” he said. “I think people standing in the election should pledge that they will stay the full five-year course.”