Although he was considered one of the bookies' favourites to succeed Leo Varadkar, Fine Gael’s deputy leader and Enterprise Minister said he will not contest another leadership race after being defeated in 2017
Simon Coveney has ruled himself out of the race to become the next leader of Fine Gael and the next Taoiseach.
READ MORE: The main runners and riders and betting odds on who will replace Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach While a leadership contest is expected to get underway in the next couple of days, some are questioning whether or not there will even be a contest.Some members of Fine Gael have also suggested that Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe could be a good fit for the role. While one TD noted that he has repeatedly denied that he is interested in being Fine Gael leader, things may change now that there is a vacancy and it is no longer a hypothetical question.
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