People of Ireland go to polls in a general election, with PM Leo Varadkar hoping to secure a new term on the back of Brexit
A man votes in a polling station on Inishbofin Island, ahead of Ireland's national election, in Ireland on February 7, 2020.
Varadkar's Fine Gael party has been in power since 2016 but polling suggests they are trailing centre-right rivals Fianna Fail and republicans Sinn Fein. Varadkar has warned voters that Brexit is "not done yet", as London prepares for talks with Brussels to secure a longer-term trade deal in record time before the end of this year.But experts suggest he may have miscalculated the public mood with surveys indicating Brexit was a low concern among the electorate.
But despite Brexit, and landmark votes to overturn strict abortion laws and introduce same-sex marriage, some predict he could be on his way out.
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