2025 Irish presidential election

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A presidential election was held in Ireland on Friday, 24 October 2025. The incumbent president, Michael D. Higgins, was term-limited, having served the maximum two seven-year terms permitted under the Constitution of Ireland. The nominated candidates were Catherine Connolly (independent), Jim Gavin (Fianna Fáil), and Heather Humphreys (Fine Gael). All three were nominated by members of the Oireachtas rather than by county or city councils. The 1990 Irish presidential election had been the last to feature only three candidates, and also the last to feature no candidates nominated by councils. Due to a perceived lack of choice the Spoil The Vote campaign was launched encouraging voters to spoil their vote in protest. Amid controversy over an unpaid debt to a former tenant, Gavin discontinued his campaign on 5 October. However, his name remained on the ballot, as a candidate can formally withdraw only before the ruling on nominations, which had taken place on 24 September. There had not been...

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