Ireland elects left-leaning candidate as president as rival concedes

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Left-leaning independent Catherine Connolly won Ireland’s presidential election after receiving 63% of the vote. Her only opponent, Heather Humphreys, a centrist former government minister, earlier conceded. The 68-year-old former lawyer will replace incumbent Michael D. Higgins in the mostly ceremonial role. The results from Friday's vote raise doubts about what confidence voters have in Ireland’s coalition government, which largely backed Humphreys after Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin’s

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