Leo Varadkar: ‘Prejudice has no hold in this Republic’
The new Fine Gael leader — the son of an Indian immigrant — is set to become Ireland’s first openly gay Taoiseach despite failing to win the majority of grassroots members, a situation which risks undermining his new leadership.
After a 16-day campaign during which Mr Varadkar was always the front-runner, the Dublin West TD won an overall 60%-40% victory over leadership rival Simon Coveney.
