Leftwinger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#710FW)
Independent pledges to be president for all' after taking 63% of vote in upset for political establishment
The leftwing independent candidate Catherine Connolly has a won landslide election victory and been declared Ireland's next president.
She pledged to be a president for all" after securing 63% of the first preference votes, a stunning result that shook the political establishment and will make her the republic's 10th head of state.
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