Hindustan Times (Amritsar)

IRELAND PM VARADKAR FACES STIFF CHALLENGE IN ELECTION

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LONDON: Leo Varadkar, the prime minister of Ireland, is facing a stiff challenge in Saturday’s election, with his party finishing third in opinion polls. Varadkar, 41, leads the centre-right Fine Gael Party. According to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll, support for the Fine Gael was at 20%, the third position behind left-wing nationalis­ts Sinn Fein at 25% and Fianna Fail - the Republican Party - at 23. The Sinn Fein shares power in neighbouri­ng Northern Ireland.

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