Micheál Martin hands over to Fine Gael leader after two years at head of coalition government
’s taoiseach after swapping posts with Micheál Martin, who took over as tánaiste, or deputy prime minister.
The rotation, the first of its kind in Ireland’s history, underpinned a pact between Varadkar’s Fine Gael party and Martin’s Fianna Fáil after the 2020 general election. The much smaller Green party, led by Eamon Ryan, is also part of the ruling coalition.
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