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Mon 11 Nov 2007Gilmore leaves open option of future election pactLabour leader Eamon Gilmore has reignited debate about Labour's future coalition options following his decision to leave open the possibility of entering a pact on the eve of the next general election.Last month Mr Gilmore appeared to make it clear that Labour would contest the next election without ties to another party when he said Labour was "not going to have any alliances with anybody".