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led the party into the 2016 general election where Fine Gael lost seats but he was re-elected for a second term as
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Varadkar became Leader of Fine Gael and
Taoiseach in 2017 succeeding Enda Kenny upon his resignation. He led the Fine Gael minority government into the 2020 general election where his party came third to Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin. Fine Gael entered into a three party coalition government with their
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traditional rival, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party. He served as Tánaiste until 17 December 2022, where the positions of
Taoiseach and Tánaiste rotated as part of an agreed cabinet reshuffle where he began his second term as Taoiseach while Martin succeeded him as Tánaiste.
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in the history of the party. Four candidates put their names forward for the leadership, with
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