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Left-leaning independent Connolly wins Irish presidential election

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, backed by Sinn Féin, Labour and the Social Democrats, won Ireland’s presidential election in a landslide, taking 63% of first-preference votes to Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys’ 29%. Promising an inclusive presidency that champions diversity, peace and neutrality, the 68-year-old will succeed Michael D. Higgins as Ireland’s 10th president and third woman in the role. Turnout was about 46%, with nearly 214,000 invalid ballots—a tenfold jump that officials say warrants deeper reflection. Left parties hailed the result as a political shift; Humphreys conceded before counting finished.

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