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Irish taoiseach and Spanish PM to discuss Palestine nation state plan

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Pedro Sánchez is first foreign premier Simon Harris will meet since becoming leader

The new Irish taoiseach is to meet the Spanish prime minister to discuss their joint plan to recognise Palestine as a nation state and their attempts to force the EU to assess Israel’s human rights obligations as a condition of their trade deal with the bloc.

Pedro Sánchez, who is due to arrive in Dublin on Friday, is the first foreign premier Simon Harris will meet since his promotion to the office of the taoiseach this week.

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Simon Harris pledges ‘new energy’ after becoming Ireland’s youngest taoiseach

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Leader receives seal of office, marking low-key end of Varadkar era and start of unofficial countdown to election

Simon Harris has pledged to invigorate Ireland’s ruling coalition after being elected the country’s youngest taoiseach.

The Dáil voted 88 to 69 on Tuesday to anoint Harris, 37, as successor to Leo Varadkar, who unexpectedly announced his resignation last month.

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Leo Varadkar has ‘no regrets’ as he officially resigns as Irish taoiseach

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Dublin politician says he is looking forward to a ‘different chapter’ after tendering resignation to president

Leo Varadkar has said he has “no regrets” about standing down, as he officially resigned as Ireland’s taoiseach.

The Dublin politician, who has been the country’s prime minister for four years, said he was looking forward to a “different chapter”.

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Simon Harris to become Ireland’s youngest prime minister

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Higher education minister will become taoiseach in April after shock resignation of Leo Varadkar

Simon Harris will become Ireland’s youngest prime minister after the leadership race in his Fine Gael party ended without any other candidates coming forward.

The leadership became vacant after the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, announced his surprise resignation “for personal and political reasons” last week.

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