US EditionCatherine Connolly Wins Ireland's Presidential Election
Catherine Connolly won with 63% of first preferences amid a record 13% spoiled ballots reflecting voter dissatisfaction and low turnout in Ireland's presidential election.
- On Saturday, counting showed left-wing independent Catherine Connolly elected Ireland’s 10th president, with early tallies naming her the clear frontrunner across the country.
- Gavin’s late withdrawal three weeks before polling left his name on the ballot paper, narrowing the race after he quit over a long-ago financial dispute.
- Counting data indicate over 1.6 million voters cast ballots, with a turnout of 43%, and Connolly was elected on the first count with 914,143 votes and a quota of 721,350.
- Outgoing President Michael D. Higgins rang to congratulate President-elect Catherine Connolly, who will be inaugurated on November 11 with full support from the presidential office.
- The surge in spoiled ballots with protest messages like `no democracy` and `EU puppets` in Adamstown count centre rivalled Heather Humphreys and Gavin totals, challenging the government coalition and uniting left-wing parties including Sinn Féin, Labour and the Social Democrats.
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The left-wing Catherine Connolly won the presidential election in Ireland. There was praise from the election loser Heather Humphreys, who called Connolly "President for All".
Dublin. Catherine Connolly, a veteran legislator on the left of the Irish political spectrum, was elected president yesterday by a crushing margin, in a harsh reproach to the recently relected centre-right coalition in the European country.
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The independent left-wing candidate Catherine Connolly won the presidential election on Friday in Ireland. The former lawyer won it with more than 63% of the vote, according to official results published on Saturday. She is known for her frankness. - Ireland: who is Catherine Connolly, who won an overwhelming victory in the presidential elections? (International).
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