Ireland Will Hold General Election On February 8

01.15.2020, 13:05
Europe

Ireland will hold a general election on Saturday February 8, 2020, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed, Euronews reports.

In a statement, the Irish prime minister - who has led a minority government since 2017 - said that he would ask the Irish president, Michael Higgins, to dissolve parliament on January 14.

Varadkar later posted a video on Twitter outlining what he sees as his achievements in power.

"We've made some good progress since I've become (prime minister)" he said. "But I know it's not enough, and we want to do much more.''

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