{"id":143803,"date":"2024-03-20T15:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/leo-varadkar-delivers-emotional-speech-as-he-resigns-as-irelands-taoiseach\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T15:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:00:25","slug":"leo-varadkar-delivers-emotional-speech-as-he-resigns-as-irelands-taoiseach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/leo-varadkar-delivers-emotional-speech-as-he-resigns-as-irelands-taoiseach\/","title":{"rendered":"Leo Varadkar delivers emotional speech as he resigns as Ireland&#8217;s taoiseach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/jXuPdjaa-4k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Leo Varadkar delivers emotional speech as he resigns as Ireland's taoiseach\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jXuPdjaa-4k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Leo Varadkar has announced he is stepping down as leader of Ireland&#8217;s Fine Gael and that he will resign as taoiseach as soon as his successor is selected.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>Varadkar announced the surprise move at a press conference in Dublin on Wednesday. He said his reasons were &#8216;both personal and political&#8217;, and that the next taoiseach would have two months to prepare for local and European elections in June, and up to a year in office before the next general election. His departure as head of a three-party coalition does not automatically trigger a general election and he is expected to be replaced by his successor as Fine Gael leader.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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