Socialist Catherine Connolly Wins Irish Presidential Election But Historic Spoiled Ballot Campaign Raises Questions of Legitimacy

Leftist Independent lawmaker Catherine Connolly is projected to have secured a double-digit victory in Saturday’s Irish presidential election; however, a historic spoiled ballot campaign and low voter turnout demonstrate a growing disdain for the political establishment in Dublin.

Self-described socialist MP for Galway Catherine Connolly is projected to have won 64 per cent of the vote in Ireland on Saturday, besting liberal Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys at a projected 29 per cent, and former Irish Gaelic football manager and candidate for the centrist Fianna Fáil party before withdrawing from the race earlier this month, Jim Gavin…

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