Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has tendered his resignation in a hand-delivered letter to President Mary McAleese.
The 56-year-old Ahern met with the president at her official Dublin residence. He is to be succeeded by Finance Minister Brian Cowen when parliament convenes on Wednesday to elect a new prime minister. Ahern announced his resignation plans last month amid growing pressure over an investigation by an anti-corruption tribunal. He strongly denies any wrongdoing. He has said that his part in a peace deal that ended four decades of violence in neighbouring Northern Ireland was the achievement that he was most proud of during his 11 years in office.
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