Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s first gay and biracial prime minister, says he is quitting immediately as head of the center-right Fine Gael party. He will be replaced in April. March 20, 2024 ...

The new Prime Minister of Ireland, Simon Harris gestures as he is applauded by fellow lawmakers outside Leinster House, in Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Leo Varadkar, the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland, resigned unexpectedly, prompting a political scramble. Here’s what to know about what happens next.

Harris was elected prime minister, known as Taoiseach, on an 88 to 69 vote in Ireland’s principal chamber, Dáil Éireann, where he secured support from some independent lawmakers, as well as ...

Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, right, presents President Biden with a bowl of Shamrocks during a St. Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sunday.

Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar speaks to the media as he announces his resignation, in Dublin, Ireland March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Padraic Halpin.

Varadkar, Ireland’s first openly gay prime minister, said he was resigning for “personal and political, but mainly political” reasons. He added that after “careful consideration and some ...

Leo Varadkar is to step down as Ireland’s prime minister and the leader of the governing Fine Gael party for “personal and political” reasons.

Today, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar thanked President Biden for U.S. leadership on Ukraine, saying “America is at its best when it stands with its European partners.”His comments, during ...

38-year-old Leo Varadkar became Ireland's Prime Minister on June 14 and is the youngest and the least typical leader in the nation's history.

Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday he would step down as Ireland's prime minister and the leader of the governing Fine Gael party, in a surprise move, citing "personal and political" reasons.