Independent Candidate Connolly Wins Irish Presidency in Landslide Victory
Catherine Connolly, an independent lawmaker from the left of Ireland’s political spectrum, was elected president on Saturday in a decisive victory that signalled public dissatisfaction with the recently re-elected centre-right coalition government. Connolly, 68, a veteran parliamentarian and frequent critic of the European Union, secured 63.4% of the vote against 29.5% for her only rival, […]