The Minister for Justice has ruled herself out of the running to replace Leo Varadkar as Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach.
Ireland’s Justice minister has said she would like to see a contest for the Fine Gael leadership but has ruled herself out of the running.
Ms McEntee has followed party deputy leader Simon Coveney in ruling herself out of contention. Mr Coveney lost out to Mr Varadkar in the last leadership contest in 2017. The minister said whoever was ultimately elected leader would have her 100% support, but she said her preference was for a contested race.“I hope we have a contest,” she told reporters at the opening of the new Forensic Science Ireland campus in Co Kildare.
The minister also rejected the suggestion that wanting an internal contest within Fine Gael while saying it was not the right time for a general election was contradictory. She insisted the Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Green Party coalition should serve out the remainder of its term, with an election happening early next year.Simon Harris is seen as the frontrunner for the Fine Gael leadership
“That’s not to rule me out in the future, I’ve always said I’m ambitious, that hasn’t changed and that’s not going to change,” she said.“I think we have excellent colleagues in our party, many of whom would make an excellent leader, and I think an excellent taoiseach.” Earlier, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise Mr Richmond became the first Fine Gael TD to publicly back a candidate, weighing in behind “his friend for over 25 years”.
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