‘I don’t feel I’m the best person for the job any more,’ says leader in press conference
In his statement, Leo Varadkar said “there’s never a right time to resign high office. However, this is as good a time as any.” He added: The new taoiseach will have a full two months to prepare for local and European elections, and up to a year before the next general election. My reasons for stepping down are both personal and political. I believe this government can be reelected, and I believe my party Fine Gael can gain seats in the next Dáil.
Most of all, I believe the reelection of this three-party government will be the right thing for the future for our country, continuing to take us forward, protecting all that’s been achieved and building on it. But after careful consideration and some soul searching, I believe that a new taoiseach and a new leader will be better placed than me to achieve that – to renew and strengthen the team, to focus our message on policies, to drive implementation.
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