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The same poll carried out at the polls confirms the predictions of the eve of the election of the President of the Republic: Michael D. Higgins, poet and man of letters aged 77, son of a fighter of Britain in the war of independence, has been reconfirmed and extremely popular. Based on the poll, Higgins was reelected with 58% of the vote.
President Higgins with his wife at the polls
The post of president, despite the direct elections, is essentially ceremonial: the Prime Minister, the current Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, is currently the head of government. He is the son of an Indian immigrant declared homobadual. But this is the first time in half a century that a president who tries to be reelected faces another candidate. Peter Casey, the opponent of Higgins, would have won 21% of the vote. The turnout was low, as a rule, when you do not vote for parliament.
Congratulations @MichaelDHiggins. Really happy that you continue to be our president for the next 7 years
– Leo Varadkar (@campaignforleo) October 27, 2018
The official vote count began only this morning, but the referendum result on blasphemy and the presidential election is taken for granted, given polling percentages. "Congratulations Michael Higgins," tweet Prime Minister Varadkar. "I'm really happy that she continues to be our president for the next 7 years."
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