Simon Harris on course to become Ireland’s youngest PM • FRANCE 24 English

Out with the old in with the new Simon Harris looks set to become the next leader of finale and Ireland’s new t- after Leo Vera’s shock resignation on Wednesday so I am resigning as President and leader of finale effective today and will resign as tishuk as soon as my

Successor is able to take up that office all the leading candidates to replace him have ruled themselves out including many people’s favorite for the role Simon kovy Harris has since received endorsements from many of his colleagues and confirmed his candidacy with this statement in an interview with local

Broadcaster RTE I’m ready to step up and I’m ready to serve I want to work with colleagues I want to listen I want to really reconnect with our party right across the country I want to get back to core principles Harris is currently serving as education Minister and was previously

Health Minister for 4 years at just 37 years old he would be the country’s youngest ever leader however he will face a big challenge if he is to hold on to the role for longer than 12 months with the general election to be held in the next year and finail currently

Polling well behind Shin Fain it could be a short stint in charge for Simon Harris

Ireland’s higher education minister made his bid to become the future leader of the ruling Fine Gael party official on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Leo Varadkar’s shock resignation. Simon Harris is the frontrunner in the leadership contest and at 37 would be Ireland’s youngest taoiseach.
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18 comments

  1. So a man who has never had a job outside of politics. A man who dropped out of college and was made Minister for further and higher education. This is the man to take over as Taoiseach?
    He should fit in nicely!

  4. Keep in mind that the Prime Minister "resigned" just after he was recently in front of Biden, expressed his support for the Palestinian people, and condemned the Zionist Israel… I'm just saying…

  14. Why the government is ignoring whats in the constitution of Ireland has to say on when a leader resigns his government minister should resign with him and we the citizens of Ireland get a general election. It is in black and white in the constitution why are they ignoring it. Yes they will lose but its still unconstitutional shoe horning in a man who failed in education himself showed his true lack of talent as health minister. Before i finish shame on you in Finna fáil. Running from the public vote with you tail between your legs to prope up another chancer. You could not make it up. Country being run by Idiots and coward's.

  15. What are the blue shirts up to ..What ever you say about Leo he's got to be better than Harris. They're going all out to lose the next election. No less than 12 of their existing parliamentary party have already thrown in the towel.

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