Government doesn’t care for democracy, says Rabbite

LABOUR leader Pat Rabbitte yesterday launched a blistering attack on the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrat Coalition describing it as a Government that doesn’t care about society or democracy.

Speaking at a meeting of his parliamentary party to plan for the forthcoming Dáil term and this year’s three elections, Mr Rabbitte said the party’s first target would be to contest every democratic election it can.

That was the clearest signal yet from the Labour Party that it will contest the Presidential Election in the event that Mary McAleese decides to seek a second term.