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Independent socialist Catherine Connolly elected Ireland's president

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Catherine Connolly, an independent socialist, was elected Ireland's next president in a landslide on Saturday. Connolly, 68, won a record 63.4% valid vote.

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  1. The Guardian

    Ireland votes for next president as polls predict landslide for Catherine Connolly (opens The Guardian)

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    Leftwing independent widely expected to succeed Michael D Higgins, but fears grow over low turnout and spoilt ballots

  2. The Guardian

    Leftwinger Catherine Connolly takes clear lead in Ireland’s presidential race (opens The Guardian)

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    Early tallies indicate resounding victory for leftwinger as voters deliver humbling rebuke to government

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Left-leaning independent Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidential election (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Official results showed strong voter support for Connolly as president, a largely ceremonial role in Ireland. She won 63% of first-preference votes once spoiled votes were excluded, compared to 29% of her rival Heather Humphreys, of the center-right party Fine Gael.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Ireland: Left-wing Connolly wins presidential election – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Catherine Connolly, an independent leftist candidate, has won by a landslide in a poll marred by low turnout and spoiled ballots. Her victory is a damning verdict for Ireland's center-right coalition government.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Left-leaning independent Connolly wins Irish presidential election (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Official results showed strong voter support for Connolly as president, a largely ceremonial role in Ireland.

  6. UPI

    Independent socialist Catherine Connolly elected Ireland's president (opens UPI)

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    Catherine Connolly, an independent socialist, was elected Ireland's next president in a landslide on Saturday. Connolly, 68, won a record 63.4% valid vote.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Connolly set to be Ireland’s next president after rival concedes defeat (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Catherine Connolly, a pro-Palestine, left-wing candidate, is on course for landslide victory as vote counting continues.

  8. CNN

    Left-wing Connolly set to win Irish presidency in landslide (opens CNN)

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    Catherine Connolly, a veteran lawmaker on the far-left of the Irish political spectrum, was set to be elected president by a landslide margin on Saturday as members of the governing parties conceded they were in for a heavy defeat.

  9. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Ireland set to elect left-winger president despite discontent at ballot choices (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Irish voters looked set to have emphatically chosen left-winger Catherine Connolly to be the country

  10. Los Angeles Times

    Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly set to be Ireland's next president (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Catherine Connolly is set to become Ireland's next president after her rival conceded defeat in the presidential election.

  11. Breitbart News

    Socialist Catherine Connolly Wins Irish Presidential Election (opens Breitbart News)

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    Leftist Independent lawmaker Catherine Connolly is projected to have secured a double-digit victory in the Irish presidential election.

  12. The Guardian

    Catherine Connolly’s landslide shakes Ireland’s establishment – but not its politics (opens The Guardian)

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    Connolly’s stunning victory humbles old parties and energises the left, yet it’s no revolution: the presidency remains symbolic

  13. The Guardian

    Catherine Connolly’s election as president has added a new dynamic to Irish politics | Justine McCarthy (opens The Guardian)

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    After a bizarre contest in which both government candidates blew their chances, the left has shown it can unite to win, says Irish Times columnist Justine McCarthy

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