Leo Varadkar returned for a second term as Ireland's prime minister on Saturday as part of a job-sharing deal struck by the country's centrist coalition government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Indian-origin Leo Varadkar on being re-elected as the Prime Minister of Ireland. Varadkar was yesterday confirmed as Taoiseach of Ireland for the second time.
PM Modi said that he values the historical ties, shared constitutional values and multifaceted cooperation between India and Ireland.
"Congratulations to @LeoVaradkar on taking office as Taoiseach for a second time. We highly value our historical ties, shared constitutional values and multifaceted cooperation with Ireland. Look forward to working together to realize the full potential of our vibrant economies," PM Modi tweeted.
Congratulations @LeoVaradkar on taking office as Taoiseach for the second time. We highly value our historical ties, shared constitutional values and multifaceted cooperation with Ireland. Looking forward to working together to realize the full potential of our vibrant economies.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 17, 2022
Leo Varadkar was elected as Taoiseach by a margin of 87 votes to 62 and a margin of one vote. He received the seal of office from Michael D Higgins, the President of Ireland, according to news reports cited by ANI.
“Ireland has never been a failed state, and to claim that we are or that we were is perverse and dishonest. But we are failing some of our citizens, and this is essential to our success as a country that we fix it." Varadkar said after being elected as Taoiseach, as quoted by ANI citing The Irish Times.
With Varadkar taking over as Taoiseach of Ireland, Europe got its third Indian-origin head of government after Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Antonio Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal.
Know here some special things about the new PM of Ireland
1) Leo Varadkar, 43, served as prime minister between 2017 and 2020 – the country's youngest leader and first openly gay prime minister. He was also the first Birial Taoiseach of Ireland.
2) He was born in Dublin to an Irish mother who worked as a nurse and an Indian immigrant father who was a doctor. He obtained his medical degree from Trinity College, Dublin and went into general practice. However, he remained in politics and secured election to Fine Gael in Dublin West in 2007.
3) During the campaign for the 2015 same-sex marriage referendum, Leo Varadkar came out as gay, becoming the first serving Irish minister to do so.
4) Varadkar's rise to the top of Irish politics was remarkable in a country dominated by a strict, conservative Catholic ethic in the second half of the last century.
5) In an acceptance speech, Varadkar promised to offer hope and housing, economic opportunity, to all in the country to solve the housing and cost of living crisis.
6) His tenure as Taoiseach was overshadowed by Brexit and the pandemic, during which he re-registered as a doctor and returned to work once a week while leading the country.
7) Varadkar replaced Michael Martin as Taoiseach (Premier) in rotation between his Fine Gael and Martin's Fianna Fáil parties, unprecedented in Irish history.
8) He said the focus during his first term was on what his election represented for Ireland, which gained independence from Britain a century ago as an overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, conservative nation.
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