Labour leader Ivana Bacik says the campaign to spoil your ballot in the Presidential election is “profoundly anti-democratic”, while Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said the number of spoiled ballots is “really worrying”.
Fine Gael ran this election as they have run so many others: Focused only on appeasing voters to their left, and doing nothing at all to inspire or recruit voters to their right.
Simon Harris on the Presidential election: “I think it is regrettable that there were only two candidates on the ballot.”
Presidential election.
“There was very clearly a campaign as well to encourage people not to use their vote correctly…”: Fine Gael Deputy Leader Helen McEntee reacts to the record number of spoilt ballots in the 2025 Presidential election.
“It’s a wonderful democracy that we have.”
Historic trend.
I felt in the end as if I had no choice. Figuratively, and literally.
Thinking of voting for Jim Gavin? Watch this video first, says Ben Scallan.
What is certain, whichever candidate wins, is that they will enter office with the least amount of public goodwill of any previous holder of the Presidency.
The last thing Ireland needs is a left emboldened by a Connolly victory.
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