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A candidate for Direct Democracy Ireland. View party
ELIMINATED
Aengus Melia
Party
Constituency
Occupation
Factory worker
Age
37
Biography

A factory worker by profession, this is his first time running in an election. He is a native of Tuam and is a proponent of direct democracy, a form of political governance that gives constituents to power to vote against changes to the law and to recall their elected representatives if they are not satisfied.

Question time
The candidate is yet to respond to The Journal's pre-election questions.
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