Fine Gael Minister says question of whether he will run for Dáil at next general election not one for this week
Fine Gael Minister says question of whether he will run for Dáil at next general election not one for this weekFine Gael leader Simon Harris, who is set to become taoiseach, with his party colleague and Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins
The Cork South Central TD said it had been an amazing experience to serve in Cabinet over the past 13 years. Asked if he intended to seek reelection at the next general election, Mr Coveney said that was not a question for this week. Late last month he said he would be running to retain his seat. “And I think a party needs to find a way of renewing itself, refreshing itself, bringing forward new faces, new voices, new ideas. And, in many ways, when Leo Varadkar decided to step down a couple of weeks ago, he started that process,” he said.
When asked about commentary suggesting that, following Mr Varadkar’s decision, he was being “sidelined”, Mr Coveney responded that when there was a change of leadership there would always be “jockeying for position” and people who were ambitious would want to create space for themselves.
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