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Catherine Connolly declared president of Ireland after landslide win
Connolly declared president of Ireland after landslide win
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gk2kml122o
1 day ago
Auryn Cox BBC News NI
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Catherine Connolly has been elected as the president of Ireland after a landslide victory.
She has become the 10th president of the Republic of Ireland.......
The result, long clear from early tallies, was officially declared at Dublin Castle................
Connolly – an independent who was backed by the major left-wing parties – pledged to be "an inclusive president for all" in her acceptance speech.
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Connolly secured 914,143 first preference votes (63%) - a record in Irish presidential election history.
She made her acceptance speech first in Irish and then in English..................................................................
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