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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Taoiseach Enda Kenny was re-elected as Prime Minister of which country
A
Poland
B
Greenland
C
Finland
D
Ireland
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Taoiseach is the head of government, or prime minister, of Ireland. The office is appointed by the president of Ireland upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Oireachtas, Ireland’s national legislature) and the office-holder must retain the support of a majority in the Dáil to remain in office.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian-origin Leo Varadkar is new Prime Minister of Ireland; PM Modi congratulates him. Indian-origin Leo Varadkar has returned for a second term as Ireland’s Prime Minister as part of a job-sharing deal made by the country’s centrist coalition government.

Detailed explanation-3: -When he became Fine Gael party leader in 2002, Fine Gael had won just 31 seats in the previous 2002 general election, 23 seats fewer than the 1997 general election. Under his leadership, Kenny grew the party in every election he contested (general, local and European) until his last general election in 2016.

Detailed explanation-4: -Proper noun Taoiseach. (Irish politics) Head of the Irish government, comparable to a British or Australian Prime Minister.

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