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Fri 06 Jun 2007Partyto hold talkson new leaderGreen Party leadership:The Green Party will hold preliminary discussions about electing a new leader to replace Trevor Sargent in the coming days, though voting is unlikely to take place for some time.Mr Sargent resigned as party leader on Wednesday night following the overwhelming vote by party delegates to support the leadership's recommendation that the party should go into power with Fianna Fáil.