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Ireland Goes to the Polls to Decide Next President
Independent candidate Catherine Connolly leads with 56% in polls amid concerns over low voter turnout of less than 44%, officials said.
- On Friday, Ireland will head to polling stations to elect its 10th president, with 3,612,957 entitled to vote as polls show Independent candidate Catherine Connolly leading.
- Connolly's campaign drew grassroots and party backing across the left, including Sinn Fein, gained young voters through cultural and Irish-language outreach, and maintained momentum despite an AI-generated deepfake on Tuesday.
- Excluding undecided voters, the Irish Independent/Ireland Thinks poll predicts Ms Connolly will win with 55%.
- Counting begins on Saturday morning at 9am at count centres across the country and will be aggregated at Dublin Castle, with a result expected in the afternoon and a first-count decision possible if margins hold.
- There are widespread fears of low turnout and both Ms Connolly and Ms Humphreys urged people to vote, with critics including Paul Murphy saying establishment parties want disillusioned voters to stay home.
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Centrist Heather Humphries is second in the polls - One of the two women will succeed Miles Higgins, 84, who served two terms since 2011
Also because there are only two candidates: one from the left, who knows how to ball, and one from the government, more institutional
·Italy
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The Irish are called to the polls: the country votes on Friday 24 October to choose their next president. Two women fight: the independent Catherine Connolly, supported by all the left-wing opposition parties. In front of her, there is Heather Humphreys, candidate of the centre-right party, currently in power. The presidential office is first and foremost honorary.
·Paris, France
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left6Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Left
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources lean Left
60% Left
L 60%
C 20%
R 20%
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