The DUP said it was not ideologically opposed to a Lib-Lab agreement but would vote in the interests of NI.
The SDLP said it would prefer an agreement between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
Gordon Brown, who is to step down as Labour leader, said talks with the Lib Dems were in the "national interest".NI parties react to Brown announcement
BBC Northern Ireland political editor Mark Devenport explained the potential role for Northern Ireland MPs in a coalition.
"If Labour did a deal with the Liberal Democrats, they would have a parliamentary strength of 315," he said.
"That is 11 short of the formal margin for a Commons majority of 326 but the absence of the five Sinn Fein MPs lowers the effective margin to 324.
"If all the 13 remaining Northern Ireland politicians decided to back a Labour and Liberal Democrat government, that would take a Labour and Liberal Democrat government to 328, enough for a very small majority."
Doubt
DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds said that his party was not ideologically opposed to a deal between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
"We would only be prepared to look at things on a case by case basis," he said.
"We have always said that we would only do so on the basis of Northern Ireland's interests being protected in terms of the block grant, the economy and so forth."
Alasdair McDonnell of the SDLP said his party would prefer a Lib-Lab deal "because of the horrific memories of the Conservatives under Thatcher".
He added that his party believed David Cameron was planning "slash and burn" cuts.
Some Labour figures have expressed doubt about a "rainbow coalition".
The former Northern Irelan secretary John Reid argued that if Scottish and Northern Irish politicians were offered special deals, resentment could build up amongst English voters.
Mr Reid argued they may feel they are taking the brunt of any future cuts.
Block grant
Meanwhile, Stormont party leaders have discussed reaching a common position on the NI block grant as their MPs' votes could be vital in forming a new government.
A meeting took place on Monday, attended by the Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, the SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie and David Ford of Alliance.
Both unionist leaders sent their apologies.
It is understood the matter is likely to be discussed at a meeting of the Stormont executive on Thursday.
During First Minister's Questions in the Assembly on Monday, the new Alliance MP for East Belfast, Naomi Long, suggested that the 13 MPs intending to take their seats should seek common ground on defending Northern Ireland's interests.
She said: "We are not the only people who are outside the main block they could be approaching looking for support so it's hugely important that when they do that, they come to a coherent group who actually know what they stand for.
"I think all the parties who were elected here with MPs wanted to put things like the economy ahead of their own agenda."
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Aquino opens up commanding lead in Philippine vote
The son of two Philippine democracy icons widened his lead Tuesday in presidential elections after campaigning on a promise to begin prosecuting corrupt officials to restore credibility to the country's graft-ridden government agencies.Despite computerized counting machine glitches and violence that claimed at least nine lives, election officials hailed Monday's vote as a success in a country where poll fraud allegations have marred previous contests.
Sen. Benigno Aquino III — whose father was assassinated while opposing a dictatorship and whose mother led the "people power" revolt that restored freedoms — was leading the nine-candidate presidential race with 40.19 percent of the votes from abot 78 percent of the precincts, while his closest rival, ousted President Joseph Estrada, had 25.46 percent.
There is no runoff in the Philippines, and whoever has the most votes is declared winner.
Aquino's sudden political rise has bolstered hopes among his supporters for a clean leadership after nine years of a scandal-tainted administration that was rocked by coup attempts and protests.
He campaigned on a strong anti-graft platform, promising to start prosecuting corrupt officials within weeks of his election and restore integrity to Congress and the judiciary.
It was only after former President Corazon Aquino died of cancer last August that her son, a quiet 50-year-old lawmaker and bachelor, decided to run, spurred by the massive outpouring of national grief for the leader who helped oust longtime dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 "people power" revolt that restored democracy to the Philippines. She had inherited the mantle of her husband, an opposition senator gunned down by soldiers at Manila's airport in 1983 upon return from U.S. exile to challenge Marcos.
Aquino's closest political lieutenant, former Education Secretary Florencio Abad, said he rode on the crest of a national yearning for an honest leader after corruption scandals under outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
"This means he really has to deal with the problem of corruption and deal with the people identified with nine years of corruption," Abad told The Associated Press.
"The other thing that he needs to do is to translate the dividends of good governance into direct benefits for the poor — education, health, food, lower prices, jobs, basic services," he said.
Some of Aquino's opponents carried the taint of scandal, all too common in the Philippines. The popularity ratings of Sen. Manny Villar, a real estate developer-turned-politician who was neck-and-neck with Aquino in early surveys, plunged after rivals accused him of using his position to enrich himself and avoid a Senate ethics probe.
Estrada, who largely draws support from the poor, jumped to overtake Villar as No. 2. The former action movie star was removed from office in 2001 and subsequently convicted on corruption charges. He was later pardoned by Arroyo, and he said he decided to run again to clear his name.
Flamboyant former first lady Imelda Marcos also ran for a House seat, as did boxing star Manny Pacquiao in his second congressional bid. Results from those races were not available Tuesday morning.
Computer problems and campaign-related violence, which has killed more than 30 people in the past three months and an additional nine on election day, were the main concerns in the voting, which officials hope will set a new standard for the country's fragile democracy.
Turnout was 75 percent among about 50 million eligible voters, the Elections Commission said.
"The people came in droves, the turnout was very encouraging. The machines worked more than we expected," said commission Chairman Jose Melo. "I would say it was successful."
For the first time, optical scanning machines counted the votes in 76,000 precincts. A software glitch discovered a week ago nearly derailed the vote. Still, some machines malfunctioned in the tropical humidity, including in Aquino's hometown of Tarlac, north of Manila, where the senator had to wait nearly five hours to cast his ballot.
Election Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said that about 465 of 76,000 machines had problems but that most were replaced. The computerized machines mean that final results should be available late Tuesday or Wednesday vs. previous waits of weeks for results of manual counts.
A restive and politicized military, weak central government, private armies and political dynasties have stymied democratic institutions in the Philippines for generations. Elections often are marred by violence, and the latest vote was no different.
Among those killed Monday were a retired military officer and a navy enlisted man acting as a congressional candidate's bodyguards in Bacoor township in Cavite province, south of Manila, an AP photographer reported.
Troops and gunmen exchanged fire in southern Maguindanao province, where 57 people were massacred last year in the country's worst election-related attack, said army Lt. Gen. Raymundo Ferrer. Two civilians also were killed in fighting between armed followers of rival candidates for vice mayor, Ferrer said.
About 130 deaths preceded the last vote in 2007.
The country's next leader will have no easy task. He will face multiple insurgencies. Muslim rebels and al-Qaida-linked militants have long staged terrorist attacks and hostage raids in the south, where U.S. troops have been training Filipino soldiers.
Fighting corruption and other irregularities will be a tough challenge. Arroyo was accused of vote-rigging in 2004 and implicated in several scandals that led to coup attempts and moves to impeach her. Calls for her prosecution have been an important campaign issue. She denies any wrongdoing and ran for a seat in the House of Representatives. Results of her race were not yet available.
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Sen. Benigno Aquino III — whose father was assassinated while opposing a dictatorship and whose mother led the "people power" revolt that restored freedoms — was leading the nine-candidate presidential race with 40.19 percent of the votes from abot 78 percent of the precincts, while his closest rival, ousted President Joseph Estrada, had 25.46 percent.
There is no runoff in the Philippines, and whoever has the most votes is declared winner.
Aquino's sudden political rise has bolstered hopes among his supporters for a clean leadership after nine years of a scandal-tainted administration that was rocked by coup attempts and protests.
He campaigned on a strong anti-graft platform, promising to start prosecuting corrupt officials within weeks of his election and restore integrity to Congress and the judiciary.
It was only after former President Corazon Aquino died of cancer last August that her son, a quiet 50-year-old lawmaker and bachelor, decided to run, spurred by the massive outpouring of national grief for the leader who helped oust longtime dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 "people power" revolt that restored democracy to the Philippines. She had inherited the mantle of her husband, an opposition senator gunned down by soldiers at Manila's airport in 1983 upon return from U.S. exile to challenge Marcos.
Aquino's closest political lieutenant, former Education Secretary Florencio Abad, said he rode on the crest of a national yearning for an honest leader after corruption scandals under outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
"This means he really has to deal with the problem of corruption and deal with the people identified with nine years of corruption," Abad told The Associated Press.
"The other thing that he needs to do is to translate the dividends of good governance into direct benefits for the poor — education, health, food, lower prices, jobs, basic services," he said.
Some of Aquino's opponents carried the taint of scandal, all too common in the Philippines. The popularity ratings of Sen. Manny Villar, a real estate developer-turned-politician who was neck-and-neck with Aquino in early surveys, plunged after rivals accused him of using his position to enrich himself and avoid a Senate ethics probe.
Estrada, who largely draws support from the poor, jumped to overtake Villar as No. 2. The former action movie star was removed from office in 2001 and subsequently convicted on corruption charges. He was later pardoned by Arroyo, and he said he decided to run again to clear his name.
Flamboyant former first lady Imelda Marcos also ran for a House seat, as did boxing star Manny Pacquiao in his second congressional bid. Results from those races were not available Tuesday morning.
Computer problems and campaign-related violence, which has killed more than 30 people in the past three months and an additional nine on election day, were the main concerns in the voting, which officials hope will set a new standard for the country's fragile democracy.
Turnout was 75 percent among about 50 million eligible voters, the Elections Commission said.
"The people came in droves, the turnout was very encouraging. The machines worked more than we expected," said commission Chairman Jose Melo. "I would say it was successful."
For the first time, optical scanning machines counted the votes in 76,000 precincts. A software glitch discovered a week ago nearly derailed the vote. Still, some machines malfunctioned in the tropical humidity, including in Aquino's hometown of Tarlac, north of Manila, where the senator had to wait nearly five hours to cast his ballot.
Election Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said that about 465 of 76,000 machines had problems but that most were replaced. The computerized machines mean that final results should be available late Tuesday or Wednesday vs. previous waits of weeks for results of manual counts.
A restive and politicized military, weak central government, private armies and political dynasties have stymied democratic institutions in the Philippines for generations. Elections often are marred by violence, and the latest vote was no different.
Among those killed Monday were a retired military officer and a navy enlisted man acting as a congressional candidate's bodyguards in Bacoor township in Cavite province, south of Manila, an AP photographer reported.
Troops and gunmen exchanged fire in southern Maguindanao province, where 57 people were massacred last year in the country's worst election-related attack, said army Lt. Gen. Raymundo Ferrer. Two civilians also were killed in fighting between armed followers of rival candidates for vice mayor, Ferrer said.
About 130 deaths preceded the last vote in 2007.
The country's next leader will have no easy task. He will face multiple insurgencies. Muslim rebels and al-Qaida-linked militants have long staged terrorist attacks and hostage raids in the south, where U.S. troops have been training Filipino soldiers.
Fighting corruption and other irregularities will be a tough challenge. Arroyo was accused of vote-rigging in 2004 and implicated in several scandals that led to coup attempts and moves to impeach her. Calls for her prosecution have been an important campaign issue. She denies any wrongdoing and ran for a seat in the House of Representatives. Results of her race were not yet available.
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