Catherine Connolly Wins Ireland's Presidential Election

Meet Ireland’s new socialist president

Brace yourselves, said Harry McGee in The Irish Times (Dublin): “Storm Catherine is about to hit the Irish political landscape.”Our next president will be the outspoken socialist politician Catherine Connolly, who won Friday’s election by a landslide with 63.4% of the vote. And though the role of president may be largely ceremonial, there are a number of reasons Connolly could still make waves, said Pat Leahy in the same paper – her far-left vie…

The left wins the presidential election in Ireland by a landslide

Both Catherine Connolly and Michael D are unabashedly left-wing, absorbed by the struggle for people to live with dignity in Ireland itself and gripped by severe global challenges, particularly those posed by U.S. imperialism.

The Left Wins the Presidential Election in Ireland by a Landslide

Both Catherine Connolly and Michael D are unabashedly left-wing, absorbed by the struggle for people to live with dignity in Ireland itself and gripped by severe global challenges, particularly those posed by US imperialism.

Catherine Connolly’s Spoiled Victory

Catherine Connolly is Ireland’s new president. Connolly, who was backed by the hard-left parties, received 63 percent of the vote, the highest percentage for any presidential candidate in Ireland’s history. She will be in post for the next seven years, replacing Michael D. Higgins, a left-wing incumbent who served for the past fourteen years.   It has the look and feel of a landslide; one that, among other things, buries socially conservative Ca…

Ireland’s Presidential Election Was a Left-Wing Landslide

Ireland’s new president, Catherine Connolly, is an outspoken left-winger who champions the rights of the Palestinians and opposes Europe’s militarization drive. Her resounding victory came as a huge shock to the conservative political establishment. Catherine Connolly’s triumph at the polls is an important advance for the Irish left that will put its forces in a stronger position for the years to come. (Mostafa Darwish / Anadolu via Getty Image…

‘Fiasco’ Irish Election Offers Silver Lining - Hungarian Conservative

Normally, a leftist’s election to a largely ceremonial presidential role would not offer a cause for optimism on the Right, but such is the state of modern Ireland. In Friday’s Irish presidential election, as expected, Independent candidate Catherine Connolly won comfortably with 63.36 per cent of counted votes. All four of the major left-wing parties (Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, and the Green Party) endorsed Connolly.  Her only viable …