Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland’s new prime minister, becoming at 37 the country’s youngest-ever leader.

Appointment

Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland’s new prime minister by a vote in parliament, becoming at 37 the country’s youngest-ever leader. Harris takes over as head of Ireland’s three-party coalition government from Leo Varadkar, who announced his surprise resignation last month. Harris, who served as higher education minister in Varadkar’s government, was the only candidate to replace him as head of the center-right Fine Gael party. Lawmakers in the DĂ¡il, the lower house of Ireland’s parliament, confirmed Harris as taoiseach, or prime minister, by a 88-69 vote. He was formally appointed to the post by President Michael D. Higgins in a ceremony at the president’s official residence in Dublin.


     

     

     

 

     


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