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+name: azure e2e tests
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  e2e:
+    name: operator azure e2e tests
+    runs-on: az-ubuntu-2204
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        runtimeclass: ["kata-qemu", "kata-clh"]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install deps
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -y
+          sudo apt-get install -y ansible python-is-python3
+
+      - name: Run e2e tests
+        run: |
+          cd tests/e2e
+          export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin"
+          ./run-local.sh -r "{{ runtimeclass }}" -u