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爱尔兰迎来首位“同志”总理
A Trump moment went viral on Thursday as he and the leaders of 27 other NATO member countries assembled for a photo at the treaty organization’s headquarters.
本周四，特朗普在某一时刻的表现流传开来，当时他和其他27位北约成员国领导人在北约总部集合拍照。
Leo Varadkar is set to become the Republic of Ireland’s next taoiseach (prime minister) after winning the leadership of the Fine Gael party.
在获得统一党领导权后，瓦拉德将成为爱尔兰共和国下一任总理。
The 38-year-old will become the first gay taoiseach and will also be the country’s youngest ever leader.
38岁的他将成为首位“同志”总理，也将会是爱尔兰史上最为年轻的领导人。
Mr Varadkar beat his rival, Housing Minister Simon Coveney, with 60% of the votes to lead Fine Gael - the biggest party in the coalition government
瓦拉德击败他的对手住房部长科文尼，凭借60%的选票领导统一党(联合政府中势力最大的党派)。
He will succeed Enda Kenny as leader of the centre-right party within weeks.
他将在数周内继任肯尼担任中右翼党派领导人。
The former GP is the son of an Irish nurse and a doctor from India and much of the media coverage of his victory has focused on Mr Varadkar’s background, age and sexuality.
瓦拉德此前是一名普通开业医生，他是一名爱尔兰护士和一名印度医生的儿子，媒体对瓦拉德胜出的报道主要集中在他的背景、年龄和性取向上。
The former first minister of Northern Ireland, DUP leader Arlene Foster, has spoken on the phone to congratulate Mr Varadkar. He has also received a letter from Prime Minister Theresa May.
民主统一党领导人福斯特，北爱尔兰前第一大臣在电话上祝贺了瓦拉德。他还收到了一封来自梅相的信。
来源:BBC