I Sarah Palin dala ostavku: Želi osigurati Bijelu kuću?
Guvernerka Aljaske će krajem srpnja odstupiti s dužnosti i prenijeti ovlasti na zamjenika Seana Parnella. Navodno se želi pripremiti za Bijelu kuću
22:47 | 03.07.2009. | Piše: Ivan Hruškovec/Hina
Guvernerka Aljaske Sarah Palin, koje je na izborima 2008. bila republikanski potpredsjednički kandidat, u petak je šokirala političku javnost Amerike, objavljujući da će krajem srpnja odstupiti s dužnosti i prenijeti ovlasti na zamjenika guvernera Seana Parnella. Godinu i pol prije kraja mandata, Palin je objavila ostavku u izjavi za medije iz svog doma u Wasilli, sa suprugom Toddom i članovima obitelji u pozadini, te državnim dužnosnicima.
Istodobno je najavila da se neće ponovo kandidirati za drugi guvernerski mandat na izborima 2010. godine. Odluka o ostavci Palin sada omogućuje da izbjegne zahtijevnu zadaću da se natječe za predsjednika obnašajući guvernersku dužnost, ocjenjuje u izvješću TV Fox News, blizak Republikanskoj stranci. CNN ocjenjuje da će ostavka Palin potaknuti nagađanje o njezinim pripremama za sudjelovanja u utrci za Bijelu kuću na predsjedničkim izborima 2012. godine.
Palin je vidno uzbuđena, govoreći po natuknicama takvom brzinom da je jedva hvatala dah, nabrojala svoje brojne uspjehe na dužnosti guvernera.
Update | 7:00 p.m. Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska announced Friday that she would step down by the end of the month and not seek a second term as governor, fueling speculation that she is trying to position herself as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
Her decision follows a week of extraordinarily bad publicity, from within her own state over ethics inquiries and across the national landscape as top aides on her vice-presidential campaign and supporters have been engaged in a highly public feud that has spilled out in vociferous tones online on blogs and on television. Bloggers in Alaska, critics of the governor as well as former Palin supporters, suggest also that pending releases of e-mails among the Palins were about to expose her to further questions about her finances and governance issues.
Ms. Palin, who was Senator John McCain’s vice presidential running mate last year and solidified the support of the party’s conservative base, explained her decision at a news conference at her home in Wasilla, Alaska, accompanied by her husband, Todd, and other family members.
“We know we can effect positive change outside of government,” she said in making the announcement. Her official statement here.
Known as Sarah Barracuda when she played basketball in high school, Ms. Palin used point guard analogy in explaining her decision, saying she knows “exactly when to pass the ball so the team can win.”
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