Varadkar Takes Over as Irish PM for Second Time Under Rotation Deal

Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar waves as he is congratulated by party members after being nominated as Taoiseach at Leinster House in Dublin, Ireland, on Dec. 17, 2022. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Leo Varadkar has become taoiseach, or prime minister, of the Republic of Ireland for a second time as part of an historic coalition reshuffle.

Varadkar, who held the role of taoiseach from 2017 until 2020, remains one of the country’s youngest leaders at the age of 43.