After Vote, Premier Says He’ll Step Down
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From Times Wire Reports
After the middling support his Labor Party received in national elections, Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland said that he will step down Oct. 13, once the national budget is presented. His Labor government will probably go with him. With 90.1% of the vote counted, Labor was the leading party, but its 34.8% was less than Jagland had wanted in order to continue in office.
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