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Leo Varadkar announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down as Ireland’s prime minister as soon as a successor for the job is chosen.

Varadkar is also resigning immediately as head of the Fine Gael party. 

A new prime minister will take over after a party leadership contest. 

Varadkar said that his reasons for stepping down were “both personal and political.”

More to follow…

so/fb (AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters) 

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