Coalition leaders say Government should run full term, as Opposition parties call for election following Leo Varadkar's announcement that he is stepping down as Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach
The day after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s surprise resignation finds Fine Gael, the Coalition Government and the Dáil more widely adjusting to what the job opening means for their future. In the party, thoughts turn to succession. Simon Harris, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, has emerged as an early frontrunner, securing his nomination before 9am on Thursday.
The other Coalition party leaders want the Government to run for its full term, which would mean supporting Fine Gael’s candidate to serve as taoiseach. An early election seems unlikely, with the successor looking at a term in office that could extend as late as March 2025. The Opposition sees the picture differently. Sinn Féin, Labour, the Social Democrats, People Before Profit and Aontú have all called for an election in response to Mr Varadkar’s departure.
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