The 37-year-old became the prime minister of Ireland
The Irish Parliament today (Tuesday) elected 37-year-old Simon Harris as the successor of Leo Varadkar, the former Prime Minister of Ireland who unexpectedly resigned a while ago. |
Thus Simon Harris has become the new Prime Minister of Ireland. The Irish parliament on Tuesday elected the 37-year-old to replace Leo Varadkar, who resigned unexpectedly. Harris, who was previously the secretary of higher education, was elected with 88 votes to 69. He is the youngest Prime Minister of his country to date and has not yet been officially appointed by the President of Ireland.
The position of Prime Minister is officially called “Taoiseach” in Irish. Harris, born in October 1986, has held several cabinet posts. He also uses platforms like Instagram and Tik Tok for his politics. Two weeks ago, he was the only candidate who was chosen to be the leader of the ruling liberal-conservative party Fine Gael.
The President of Ireland last night officially accepted the resignation of “Leo Varadkar” from the position of Prime Minister of this country, and Simon Harris, the minister of higher education, will be appointed today as the youngest prime minister in the country’s history.
45-year-old Varadkar announced almost three weeks ago that he wants to step down as prime minister.
Harris also used platforms such as Instagram and Tick. Tuck uses for his politics. He regularly publishes videos there, which is why Politico and the British newspaper The Guardian have already referred to him as the “Prime Minister of TikTok”. In the clips, he promotes policy decisions.
Harris has previously announced that he will focus on housing policy, law enforcement and small business support. In terms of foreign policy, it will be interesting to see how Ireland continues to position itself on the Gaza war.
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