Question: On 21 February, 2020, Leo Varadkar of Indian origin resigned as the Prime Minister of which country?
(a) Mexico
(b) Netherlands
(c) Ireland
(d) Belgium
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- On 21 February, 2020, Leo Varadkar of Indian origin resigned as the Prime Minister of Ireland. He will serve as a caretaker Prime Minister after his resignation until a new Prime Minister is elected.
- He became the Prime Minister of Ireland on 14 June, 2017.
- It is worth noting that after the general election on 8 February 2020 for the election of the new Prime Minister in Ireland; the newly formed Lower House has failed to elect the new Prime Minister in its meeting.
- None of the nominees nominated by the four largest political parties in Ireland could get the minimum required majority of all 160 members of the Lower House.
- In which even Leo Varadkar could not get the required majority, he therefore tendered his resignation to Michael D. Higgins, the President of Ireland.
Links:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/200220231454128.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/20/europe/leo-varadkar-ireland-taoiseach-intl/index.html