“ According to official data, left-wing independent candidate Catherine Connolly won the Irish presidential election with 63% of the vote. Source: Irish News, The Guardian Details: Connolly will become the next president of Ireland with more than 63% of the vote while her rival, Heather Humphreys, received almost 30% of the vote. Irish News notes that the month-long election campaign was accompanied by high-profile scandals, as a result of which one of the candidates, Jim Gavin, withdrew from the election, but his name was on the ballot papers. The Guardian writes that Connolly has promised to be “a president for all” after winning 63% of the vote, a stunning result that will shake up the political elite and make her the 10th head of state. Out of 1,442,698 valid votes, she received 914,143. Heather Humphreys, a former minister running for the ruling Fine Gael party, received 424,987 votes, or 29%. Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin dropped out of the election campaign but his name remained on the ballot and he received 103,568 votes, or 7%. Per The Guardian: “Connolly’s triumph was overshadowed by a 46% voter turnout – low by Irish standards – and 213,738 spoiled or invalid ballots, an unprecedented number reflecting frustration at the lack of choice. In some Dublin constituencies, up to a fifth of ballots were spoiled.” Details: The presidency in Ireland is largely ceremonial, but Connolly’s victory was a sharp rebuke to the centre-right government. Connolly will be officially inaugurated next month. Background: Connolly is called one of the leading pro-Palestinian politicians in the Irish Parliament. She formed a coalition that united most of the opposition parties, including the largest of them, Sinn Fein, which decided not to nominate its own candidate.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire Source: Irish News, The Guardian
Details: Connolly will become the next president of Ireland after winning over 63% of the vote while her rival, Heather Humphreys, received almost 30% of the vote.
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Irish News notes that the month-long election campaign was accompanied by high-profile scandals, as a result of which one of the candidates, Jim Gavin, withdrew from the election, but his name was on the ballot papers.
The Guardian writes that Connolly has promised to be “a president for all” after winning 63% of the vote, a stunning result that will shake up the political elite and make her the 10th head of state.
Out of 1,442,698 valid votes, she received 914,143. Heather Humphreys, a former minister running for the ruling Fine Gael party, received 424,987 votes, or 29%. Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin dropped out of the election campaign but his name remained on the ballot and he received 103,568 votes, or 7%.
Literally The Guardian: “Connolly’s triumph was overshadowed by a 46% voter turnout – low by Irish standards – and 213,738 spoiled or invalid ballots, an unprecedented number reflecting frustration at the lack of choice. In some Dublin constituencies, up to a fifth of ballots were spoiled.”
Details: The presidency in Ireland is largely ceremonial, but Connolly’s victory was a sharp rebuke to the centre-right government.
Connolly will be officially inaugurated next month.
For reference: Connolly is called one of the leading pro-Palestinian politicians in the Irish Parliament. She formed a coalition that united most of the opposition parties, including the largest of them, Sinn Fein, which decided not to nominate its own candidate.