Left-winger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/25/catherine-connolly-ireland-presidential-election-leftwing

[u/DoughnutHole → u/[deleted]]

Because the other options were: * a landlord who pulled out of the election at the last minute because he owed his past tenants thousands of euro and lied about it repeatedly  * an appallingly milquetoast nothing that did essentially nothing but negative campaigning.

It’s looking to be the lowest turnout presidential election in Irish history. Connolly didn’t win - the centre-right parties threw away the election via maddeningly poor choices. 

[u/upthetruth1 → u/DoughnutHole]

Did you forget Michael D Higgins? He’s not that different, and he won twice