Varadkar did something which is becoming increasingly difficult in fractured modern-day politics: he read the room. He sensed that voters had soured on him
US president Joe Biden with former taoiseach Leo Varadkar: Varadkar knows how to read a room. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/New York Timesthis week surprised no one when he announced that he will be quitting politics at the next general election. His decision to step down as taoiseach andleader in March was one of those bolt-out-of-the-blue political moments that took everyone aback – his party members, his Coalition partners, the Opposition and the public.
What has played out in the US shows that a refusal to face the facts can have far-reaching historical consequences for worldwide politics. The same rings true domestically. While Fine Gael accurately read the runes in advance of the most recent set of elections, it iswhich is now picking up the pieces from a disastrous local election campaign, where the party finished third with less than 12 per cent of the vote, although there were bright spots in its European election performance.
On immigration, she said Sinn Féin had “failed to reflect where most people are at”. The party is due to launch a new set of immigration policies on Tuesday, most likely focused on international protection. The aim here is to present a clearer pitch to the electorate.
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