It produced a Fine Gael minority government propped up by Fianna Fail votes. Varadkar took office after becoming Fine Gael leader in 2017. The son of an Indian doctor and an Irish nurse, he was Ireland’s youngest-ever Taoiseach and its first openly gay leader. Polls suggest Fine Gael is trailing both Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail, though the margins are narrow. Both Fine Gael and Fianna Fail say they will build more houses, ease hospital overcrowding and cut waiting times for medical treatment.

Source: International New York Times February 07, 2020 12:33 UTC