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    The 1959 Irish presidential election was held on Wednesday, 17 June 1959. Éamon de Valera, then Taoiseach, was elected as president of Ireland. A referendum...
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  • The Irish presidential election determines who serves as the President of Ireland, the head of state of Ireland. The last election took place on 26 October...
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    The 1966 Irish presidential election was the fifth election in Ireland and was held on Wednesday, 1 June 1966. Incumbent president Éamon de Valera, 83...
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    The 2018 Irish presidential election took place on Friday, 26 October, between 7.00 a.m. and 10.00 p.m. President Michael D. Higgins, who was elected...
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    The 2011 Irish presidential election was the thirteenth presidential election to be held in Ireland, and was contested by a record seven candidates. It...
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  • The 2004 Irish presidential election was scheduled for Friday, 22 October 2004. However, nominations closed at noon on 1 October and the incumbent president...
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    The 1997 Irish presidential election was held on Thursday, 30 October 1997. It was the eleventh presidential election to be held in Ireland, and only the...
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  • The 1973 Irish presidential election was held on Wednesday, 30 May 1973. The outgoing president Éamon de Valera was ineligible for re-election after serving...
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    The 1990 Irish presidential election was the tenth presidential election to be held in Ireland, the fifth to be contested by more than one candidate,...
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    The 1938 Irish presidential election was the first Irish presidential election, held to fill the new office of President of Ireland. The office of president...
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  • The 1976 Irish presidential election was precipitated by the resignation of President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh in October 1976. Patrick Hillery was elected...
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  • The 1974 Irish presidential election resulted from the sudden death in office of President Erskine H. Childers. Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh was elected unopposed...
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    Irish presidential election the outgoing president Seán T. O'Kelly was re-elected without a contest. Under Article 12 of the Constitution of Ireland,...
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    The 1945 Irish presidential election was held on Thursday, 14 June 1945. It was Ireland's first contested presidential election. Outgoing president Douglas...
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    In the 1983 Irish presidential election outgoing President Patrick Hillery agreed under enormous political pressure to seek a second term. Though former...
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    Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. It was the eighth presidential election in the country. The incumbent president Vladimir...
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    United States presidential election was the 40th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 1944. The election took place during...
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    States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. In a closely contested election, Democratic...
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    The 1888 United States presidential election was the 26th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Benjamin...
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    Constitution of Ireland: Article 22 Oireachtas Committee report, p.21 Presidential Elections Act, 1993 Archived 19 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine Irish Statute...
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  • elections 1959 Gibraltar general election 1959 Irish presidential election 1959 Soviet Union regional elections 1959 Austrian legislative election 1959 French...
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    two types of elections in Singapore. Parliamentary and presidential elections. According to the Constitution of Singapore, general elections for Parliament...
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    from 1949 to 1959 and the United States Senate from 1959 to 1971. McCarthy sought the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1968 election, challenging...
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  • association with Seán Donnelly, author of various books on Irish elections Ireland Election - Irish Election Results - General, Local, Presidential, Referendum...
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  • Kingdoms (incorporating the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Confederate Ireland, the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland and the Irish Confederate Wars) took place...
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  • of Ireland (20 March 1957 – 23 June 1959) was led by Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach, until his election as president of Ireland at the 1959 election. It...
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    United States presidential election campaign to liken himself to Barack Obama. The UCL Legacies of British Slavery database identifies the Irish Slave owners...
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    executive and the legislature. Advocates of presidential systems cite the democratic nature of presidential elections, the advantages of separation of powers...
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  • non-party next to their name on the ballot paper. In Seanad elections and presidential elections, candidates are not nominated by parties directly, and party...
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    Irish: [ˌʃɪn̠ʲ ˈfʲeːnʲ]  ; English: "[We] Ourselves") is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party in both the Republic of Ireland...
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