Catherine Connolly’s landslide shakes Ireland’s establishment – but not its politics

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...

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