Leo Varadkar to step down as Irish prime minister and party leader

Leo Varadkar's ruthless pursuit of power

Leo Varadkar resigned as all political leaders do: dispirited and unpopular, the sheen of his early years long since wiped away by the grinding realities of government. His party, Fine Gael, now trails badly in the polls. Ireland’s housing crisis borders on the obscene. And a certain edginess seems to have attached itself to the country he leads; a sense of popular discontent, even anger, simmering under the surface. Looking back, then, what is h

PM whose identity personified modern Ireland resigns unexpectedly

Leo Varadkar, the gay son of an Irish nurse and a doctor born in India, became the country’s youngest-ever leader in 2017.

With an election year on the doorstep, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar unexpectedly announced his resignation. He also relinquishes his position as party leader of Fine Gael. He calls the decision both personally and politically motivated. Varadkar (45) has surprised friends and foes with his decision. At an impromptu press conference, he said he believes, after thorough reflection and self-reflection, that a new prime minister is better suite…

Varadkar decision shows ‘trend of sheer exhaustion‘ in politics says writer O’Toole

We spoke to Irish Times columnist, Fintan O’Toole. And asked him whether this resignation is, as some have called it, a ‘political earthquake’.

Leo Varadkar Resigns As Ireland's Prime Minister

Leo Varadkar has resigned as Ireland’s prime minister, and he will be stepping down in the next few weeks.

The surprise decision by the "Taoiseach", announced on Wednesday, comes less than a year before the deadline for legislative elections.