Surprise in Dublin: Prime Minister Varadkar quits. Most recently, his government suffered a crushing defeat in two referendums.
According to media reports, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar wants to resign. The 45-year-old will also resign from his position as head of the Fine Gael party, reported the broadcaster RTÉ and the newspapers “Irish Independent” and “Irish Times”.
The Minister for Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohoe, and Trade Minister Simon Coveney were discussed as successor candidates. However, it was assumed that an early parliamentary election would not be necessary.
The cabinet met in the morning for the first time since the crushing defeat in two referendums on the role of families. A majority of people in the EU country rejected constitutional changes that were intended to modernize wording on the role of women in the household and the family. The government found the passages to be outdated and sexist and recommended the changes.
The liberal-bourgeois party Fine Gael has governed in a coalition with the liberal-conservative party Fianna Fail since 2020. Its chairman Michéal Martin replaced Varadkar as head of government halfway through the legislative period. The aim of the two popular parties was to use the regulation to prevent the Irish republican party Sinn Fein, which was previously considered the political arm of the terrorist group IRA, from participating in government.
Last week, Varadkar traditionally traveled to the USA for the Irish St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and met with President Joe Biden there. He has already held several government positions, but emphasized that he wanted to retire from politics at the age of 50.
Source: Stern
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