Connolly’s stunning victory humbles old parties and energises the left, yet it’s no revolution: the presidency remains symbolicCatherine Connolly’s landslide victory in Ireland’s presidential election is a stunning political feat that humiliates the establishment but does not signify a national swerve to the left.There was nothing inevitable about her triumph, let alone its scale. In July, when she declared her candidacy, she was a one-woman act: an independent leftwing member of parliament from Galway who was unfamiliar to most voters. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/25/catherine-connollys-landslide-shakes-irelands-establishment-but-not-its-politics Author : Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent Publish date : 2025-10-25 17:17:00 Copyright for syndicated
