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 | | In 1990, its candidate in the Irish presidential election, Austin Currie, was pushed into a humiliating third place, behind the winner, Labour's Mary Robinson. |
 | | However the party was defeated in the 1997 general election, by a Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats coalition under Bertie Ahern. |
 | | Noonan resigned on the night of the election result, and was replaced by Enda Kenny, who had been a Minister under Bruton. |
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