Socialist critic of NATO and EU poised to win Ireland’s presidency – POLITICO
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Independent socialist Catherine Connolly’s coolness to Brussels and hostility to Donald Trump put her at odds with the Irish government.

She’s slammed NATO, voted against EU treaties, been accused of offering propaganda boosts for dictators from Russia to Syria — and now she’s on track to become Ireland’s next president.

Catherine Connolly, a former mayor of the western city of Galway who’s spent the past nine years as an opposition socialist lawmaker in Ireland’s parliament, has built a commanding polling lead ahead of Friday’s election versus her only challenger, former government minister Heather Humphreys from the center-ground Fine Gael party.

The latest opinion poll, published Wednesday night, put Connolly on 55.7 percent support compared to Humphreys’ 31.6 percent. Results will be announced Saturday, but the surprisingly fleet-footed 68-year-old Connolly acts and talks like she’s already won.

    • Skiluros@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      23 days ago

      Seems reasonable in the video.

      But the “NATO opposition” is a massive red flag that suggests a complete inability to read and understand the russians.

      • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        23 days ago

        I will be for nato when it get rid of the usa and it’s influence and stop collaborating with Israel

            • Skiluros@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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              23 days ago

              I am not a “lib”, the very term “liberal” isn’t even used correctly in North America.

              This was a very specific answer to specific claims (get rid of the US, stop collaborating with Israel). These are ridiculous statements in context of NATO’s primary goal, defence against russian invasions.

              • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyzEnglish
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                23 days ago

                Russia can’t even invade, let alone occupy Ukraine lmao, and Israel is entirely orthogonal if not detrimental to supplying Ukraine with weapons.

                Find a new boogeyman to justify a “defense” organization that has never acted in self-defense.

                • Skiluros@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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                  23 days ago

                  Thank you for proving my point with your “BATO made putin do it” world salad!

                  I couldn’t have done a better job myself.

                  • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyzEnglish
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                    23 days ago

                    That’s not at all what I said. I feel like you’re responding to something you just made up in your head.