Varadkar was path-breaking. Being one of the first biracial leaders in Europe may not seem special with the UK, Scotland and Wales, now all led by non-white men. But in a wider European context, where Hungary s Viktor Orban made a speech in 2022 against race-mixing , Ireland s easy acceptance of Varadkar was significant.
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