Charles Kennedy resigns as Leader of UK Liberal Democrats

January 8, 2006

Hello list, Charles Kennedy has resigned as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in the UK. He has a 8:30 Virgo rising chart (see below) with some remarkable combinations. He has a yoga for political power with Sun on H3 MEP, aspecting H9. However, he also has a number of afflictions that explain his prominent and sudden fall as a political leader. His L1 Mercury is closely conjunct L12 Sun on MEP of H3, and this combination is itself under the close affliction of Ketu on H7 MEP. Moreover, with Rahu on ascendant, he has had a problem

with alcohol, which undermined his support in the party and led to a crescendo of calls for his resignation in resent days. At this time, the transits are not easy for Virgos, as transit L6 Saturn is afflicted by transit Rahu. This combination tends to create covert inimical activity for them. Best regards, C 1983: elected Member of Parliament; 1990: elected Party President; 1999: elected Party leader; 2002: Marriage; May 2005: Birth of son; Jan. 2006: resigns under pressure as Party leader (Ju/Me period). Acknolwedged problem with alcohol. Source of birthtime: http://www.astrotheme.fr/en/portraits/84bUZ2j7973Y.htm Charles Kennedy Nov 25, 1959 2:15 AM +00:00 GMT Inverness, Scotland Longitude: 4W15 Latitude: 57N27 Lahiri Ayanamsha: 23:17 Current Period: JU/ME/VE Planet Deg Sign Speed SA Nakshatra Lord ================================================ Asc 08:30 Vir U.Phalguni Su Sun

08:45 Sco +01:00:42 FM Anuradha Sa Moon 27:25 Leo +13:22:21 WK U.Phalguni Su Mars 00:35 Sco +00:42:07 FM Vishakha Ju MercR 07:14 Sco -01:21:20 CM Anuradha Sa Jupt 17:10 Sco +00:13:26 CM Jyeshtha Me Ven 22:40 Vir +01:05:10 WK

Hasta Mo Sat 11:57 Sag +00:06:18 FM Mula Ke Rahu 08:46 Vir +00:00:45 FM U.Phalguni Su Ketu 08:46 Pis +00:00:45 FM U.Bhadra Sa True Node 365.25 Day Year - Internet Time: 135 beats Day: Wednesday Sunrise: 8:19 AM Tithi: Krishna Dashami Yoga Pt: 9:30 Cn Yogi:Sa AviYogi:Mo Dup Yogi: Mo Dagha Rashis: Leo Sco Sytems Approach Analysis ======================== Sun Good Placement, Afflicts 3 9 house MEPs, Conjunct

or Aspected by FM: Ke , Afflicted House MEP Moon Bad Placement, In Old Age: 48%, Weak Dispositor, Moon Not Bright 1%, Afflicted Mool MEP Mars Good Placement, Combust 52%, Debilitated in Navamsha, In Infancy: 88%, Afflicted House MEP Mercury Good Placement, Combust 92%, Conjunct or Aspected by FM: Su , Afflicted House and Mool MEPs Jupiter Good Placement, Combust 27%, Afflicted House MEP Venus Good Placement, Debilitated, Weak Dispositor, Afflicted House MEP Saturn Good Placement, Weak Dispositor, Rahu Good Placement, Weak Dispositor, Afflicts 1 5 7 9 house MEPs, Afflicted House MEP Ketu Good Placement, Afflicts 1 3 7 11 house MEPs, Afflicted House MEP Rashi Chart ******************************************************* ** 7 * * 5 ** *8 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *MA 00:35* * MO 27:25* * *MER07:14 * * AS 08:30 *

* * *SU 08:45 * 6 RA 08:46 * 4 * *JU 17:10 * * VE 22:40 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * ** *9 SA 11:57 * 3 * ** * * ** *10* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 12 KE 08:46 *

2 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** 11 * * 1 ** ******************************************************* Navamsha ******************************************************* ** 1 * * 11 ** *2 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AS * * * * * 12 RA * 10 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

* * ** * * MO ** *3 * 9 JU * ** * * ** *4 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *MA * * SU * * * *VE * 6 MER * 8 * *SA * * KE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** 5 * * 7 ** ******************************************************* Vimshottari Dasha/Buktis (Contemporary) ======================================= Su/Su 23.7.1959 Su/Mo 10.11.1959 Su/Ma 10.5.1960 Su/Ra 15.9.1960 Su/Ju 10.8.1961 Su/Sa 29.5.1962 Su/Me 11.5.1963 Su/Ke 16.3.1964 Su/Ve 22.7.1964 Mo/Mo 23.7.1965 Mo/Ma 23.5.1966 Mo/Ra 22.12.1966 Mo/Ju 22.6.1968 Mo/Sa 22.10.1969 Mo/Me 23.5.1971 Mo/Ke 22.10.1972 Mo/Ve 23.5.1973 Mo/Su 21.1.1975 Ma/Ma 23.7.1975 Ma/Ra

19.12.1975 Ma/Ju 6.1.1977 Ma/Sa 13.12.1977 Ma/Me 21.1.1979 Ma/Ke 19.1.1980 Ma/Ve 16.6.1980 Ma/Su 16.8.1981 Ma/Mo 22.12.1981 Ra/Ra 23.7.1982 Ra/Ju 4.4.1985 Ra/Sa 29.8.1987 Ra/Me 4.7.1990 Ra/Ke 21.1.1993 Ra/Ve 8.2.1994 Ra/Su 8.2.1997 Ra/Mo 3.1.1998 Ra/Ma 5.7.1999 Ju/Ju 22.7.2000 Ju/Sa 9.9.2002 Ju/Me 23.3.2005 Ju/Ke 29.6.2007 Ju/Ve 4.6.2008 Ju/Su 3.2.2011 Ju/Mo 22.11.2011 Ju/Ma 23.3.2013 Ju/Ra 27.2.2014 Sa/Sa 22.7.2016 Sa/Me 26.7.2019 Sa/Ke 4.4.2022 Sa/Ve 14.5.2023 Sa/Su 14.7.2026 Sa/Mo 26.6.2027 Sa/Ma 24.1.2029 Sa/Ra 5.3.2030 Sa/Ju 9.1.2033 Me/Me 23.7.2035 Me/Ke 19.12.2037 Me/Ve 16.12.2038 Me/Su 16.10.2041 Me/Mo 22.8.2042 Me/Ma 22.1.2044 Me/Ra 18.1.2045 Me/Ju 7.8.2047 Me/Sa 12.11.2049 Ke/Ke 22.7.2052 Ke/Ve 18.12.2052 Ke/Su 18.2.2054 Ke/Mo 25.6.2054 Ke/Ma 24.1.2055 Ke/Ra 23.6.2055 Ke/Ju 10.7.2056 Ke/Sa 16.6.2057 Ke/Me 26.7.2058 Ve/Ve 23.7.2059 Ve/Su 22.11.2062 Ve/Mo 22.11.2063 Ve/Ma 23.7.2065 Ve/Ra 22.9.2066 Ve/Ju 21.9.2069 Ve/Sa 22.5.2072 Ve/Me 23.7.2075 Ve/Ke 23.5.2078 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4590688.stm Embattled Kennedy quits as leader Mr Kennedy says he will stay in politics Resignation speech Charles Kennedy has resigned as Liberal Democrat leader. In a statement at Lib Dem HQ, Mr Kennedy said he had been "inundated" with support from party members since admitting having a drink problem. But he had decided to quit immediately because it had become clear he did not have strong enough support among MPs. Deputy leader Sir Menzies Campbell has said he intends to stand in the leadership race. Simon Hughes and Mark Oaten could be among his rivals. Mr Kennedy's resignation comes after 25 MPs delivered an ultimatum saying they would refuse to serve on the Lib Dem front bench unless he

resigned by Monday. 'Stick with us' Mr Kennedy had said on Thursday he would call - and stand in - a leadership election after admitting battling to overcome a drink problem. Now he says he will play no part in the contest for the leadership of the party which is the third biggest in the UK. In his statement on Saturday afternoon, Mr Kennedy said he had thought it fair to give party members a say in his continuing leadership. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES Confirmed candidates: Sir Menzies Campbell Yet to say: Simon Hughes, Mark Oaten Ruled out: Nick Clegg, Ed Davey, Matthew Taylor, Vincent

Cable Profiles: Runners and riders Q & A: What happens next? Mr Kennedy said he had enormously appreciated the messages of support received from grassroots members. "However, it is clear now, that such support is not reflected strongly enough across the parliamentary party in the House of Commons itself," he said. "In all of this the interests of the party have to come first. That is where my personal, political and constitutional duty lies." He said he was

standing down as leader "with immediate effect". Good inheritance Mr Kennedy stressed he wanted to remain in national and local politics for many years to come. He said he had left the new leader with a "good inheritance", with the party's biggest number of MPs for 80 years. Sir Menzies Campbell is acting as interim leader He urged his successor to make sure the party kept to Lib Dem principles and not to get too distracted by the "machinations" of other parties. As Mr Kennedy arrived back at his south London home with his wife Sarah, she said: "I'm very proud of him and what he's achieved with the

party." Party president Mr Hughes said the party's federal executive would meet on Monday to decide the rules for the leadership election. Mr Hughes, Sir Menzies and Mr Oaten are likely frontrunners in the leadership race. The party has to unite and move forward Mark OatenLib Dem frontbencher Sir Menzies, who is acting as interim leader, said he would be consulting his

colleagues but intended to be a leadership candidate. Some are hoping the party can unite around one candidate in a "coronation". Asked about that prospect, Mr Oaten replied: "I need to talk to the other possible contenders but I'm in no mood to have a long-drawn-out issue." Violation Mr Oaten praised Mr Kennedy for showing "incredible dignity" in his resignation speech. "I just hope now Charles can be allowed some privacy and the party has to unite and move forward," he said. Mr Hughes refused to discuss whether he could be a leadership candidate, saying: "Today is the day to say thank you for Charles." HAVE YOUR SAY I'm not convinced that Charles needed to go and regret that party members didn't get a chance to endorse him Cllr Paul Whitehead, Bedford Send us your comments Northern Ireland spokesman Lembit Opik said the MPs who had forced out Mr Kennedy without a leadership vote had "violated" some of the party's values. Treasury spokesman

Vincent Cable and education spokesman Ed Davey both said they would be backing Sir Menzies to be the next leader. Mr Cable told the BBC: "It needs to be somebody who is experienced, is serious, is credible, has gravitas. I don't think there is any advantage in following the Tories down the path of youth and inexperience."

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