US EditionCatherine Connolly wins the Irish presidential election decisively as Heather Humphreys concedes defeat
Independent socialist Catherine Connolly won 63.4% of valid votes amid a 46.3% turnout and one in eight spoiled ballots reflecting voter dissatisfaction, official results showed.
- Catherine Connolly has won the election decisively, receiving between 50-75% of the vote according to calculations from different regions.
- Eoin O Broin noted that the vote for Connolly was "very, very significant."
- Paul Murphy stated that Connolly will win by the biggest margin ever in a presidential election.
- The final result will be declared by Barry Ryan, the presidential returning officer, after counting in all 43 constituencies is complete.
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Ireland turns left as Catherine Connolly wins presidential elections in landslide
Connolly, an independent candidate, built momentum as the campaign progressed, enthused younger voters and was elected with 63.4% of the vote. The other candidate seeking election, ex-cabinet minister Heather Humphreys, won 29.5%. "I will be a president who listens, who reflects and who speaks when it's necessary. Together we can shape a new republic that values everybody," Connolly said in a speech at Dublin Castle.
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AlKhaleej TodayLeft-winger Catherine Connolly sweeps to victory in Ireland’s presidential election amid record spoilt ballots
DUBLIN, Oct 26 — Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly on Saturday won the race to be Ireland’s new president, comfortably beating her centrist opponent in a contest marred by record numbers of spoilt ballots.Connolly, 68, secured more than 63 per cent of the votes, well ahead of Heather Humphreys of the Fine Gael party on 29.5 per cent, according to the official count.But the seemingly comprehensive victory was marred by the number of spoilt…
The most supported candidate by the Irish left has managed to win the island’s presidency. Catherine Connolly has won 63% of the votes in Ireland’s presidential elections, in elections that have altered the country’s political tradition. Connolly has become the 10th head of state of the republic and the voice of Irish youth.
In Ireland, left-wing, independent MP Connolly won the presidential election, receiving 63 percent of the vote according to official statements, thus winning over former Minister Humphreys from the centre-right Fine Gael party.
Ireland's independent candidate Catherine Connolly has become the country's new president after winning a landslide election, garnering the largest number of votes in the country's history.
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