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Thu 05 May 2007PDs are pivotal in moves to form new coalitionThe Progressive Democrats have emerged as pivotal to the formation of the next government, despite the party's disastrous performance in the election.Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have been in contact with the PDs over the past 48 hours in an effort to win the support of the party's two surviving TDs - Mary Harney and Noel Grealish - in the vote for the election of taoiseach on June 14th.