The election will be "one of the most important for generations", Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said as he warned voters not to back populist promises and “amadain economics” when they vote on Saturday. He said that students at Carlow in IT, when Fianna Fáil were in power, would have been preparing to emigrate to Canada and the US. Mr Varadkar then added:“It is going to be a very tight election, with the three major parties competing.”He admitted there was an “appetite for change” but warned voters about their decisions. “That's what makes it so critical.”Mr Varadkar outlined how other countries had seen a rise in populism and extremism, such as the election of US president Donald Trump. Amid questions from reporters about his TDs and ministers potentially losing their seats, Mr Varadkar told people to not “write the obituary just yet” about Fine Gael.

Source: Irish Examiner February 06, 2020 14:03 UTC