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 ...

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.

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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.

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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 ...

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 ...