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Irish PM Enda Kenny Lays Out Plan to Resign

Kenny to step down as Fine Gael party leader at midnight
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By Dara Doyle

May 17, 2017 at 3:53 PM UTC

Updated on

May 17, 2017 at 4:11 PM UTC

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Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny laid out plans to step down, after steering the economy through one of the most turbulent periods in the nation’s history.

Kenny, 66, confirmed his plans to resign as leader of the ruling Fine Gael party at midnight at a meeting of his party’s lawmakers in Dublin on Wednesday. His announcement fires the starting gun in a leadership race between Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar and Housing Minister Simon Coveney, with the contest set to be concluded by June 2.