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Fianna Fáil to support Michael D Higgins if he chooses to run for second term in office
A presidential election is due to be held in October.
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A presidential election is due to be held in October.
Duque has already pledged “corrections” to the 2016 peace deal with FARC rebels.
An election is expected to be held in October, however other candidates have been put forward to date.
Or should Michael D Higgins go unopposed into a second term?
We live in an extraordinary moment for democratic government, where confidence in the honesty of political leaders is seemingly at an all time low, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
Gerard Craughwell says other challengers need time to organise their campaigns.
In 2019, another three referendums will take place.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he wants Fitzgerald to return to high office soon.
Macron or Le Pen? The French people will decide what path their future will take tomorrow.
Le Pen’s supporters brushed off claims she copied parts of a speech given two weeks ago by Francois Fillon verbatim.
Francois Fillon faces serious legal trouble just 6 weeks from the election.
Enda Kenny announced yesterday that a referendum will be held to let Irish people living abroad vote in presidential elections.
The socialist candidate will look to battle Marine Le Pen’s National Front in next year’s election
In a major upset, Francois Fillon, a pro-business conservative, took more than 44% of the vote in the first round of the rightwing primary.
Clinton pressed FBI Director James Comey to put out the “full and complete facts” about the review into a cache of recently discovered emails.
In July, the FBI said the presidential hopeful would not face charges.
The latest poll also reveals 63% of Americans believe Trump has committed sexual assault in the past.
The current president of the US said the businessman is not fit to work in a local corner shop.
Neither candidate is the person to lead America out of crisis, writes Larry Donnelly.
The University of Pennsylvania is Trump’s alma mater but the candidate isn’t doing well on campus, reports Irish woman Rosemary Hennigan in the US.
The revelation comes a day after reports emerged that domestic charges were filed against him 20 years ago.
Paul Manafort, the Trump campaign chairman, has come under scrutiny for his links to the pro-Russia former president of Ukraine.
Ghostwriter Schwartz says, “I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the nuclear codes… it will lead to the end of civilisation.”
The diaspora minister made the referendum announcement this week.
A difficult month for Trump has seen his support dip.
“That was not the easiest entrance I’ve ever made,” he told the party members at the convention. “It felt like I was crossing the border.”
Research from The Economist has said if he becomes president, there is a risk of trade war and further threats from jihadi groups.
Hillary Clinton also pulled out a crucial win over Bernie Sanders in Nevada.
The race has been called the closest in Democratic caucus history.
Hillary Clinton is feeling Bernie Sanders snapping at her heels.
The Republican hopeful doesn’t think that the use of the footage is a good enough reason to dial back his rhetoric.
Tokyo Sexwale believes ‘there is space there for much value worth millions of dollars’.
Although he says he has to “grow up” a bit more first.
It started off as a practical joke, but has since snowballed.
Nothing is certain yet, but there could be a serious fight on the cards.
During his visit he said the US has a “tremendous danger with illegals coming in”.
The wannabe presidential candidate also thinks he and Putin could be best buds.
Speculation is mounting again that the RTÉ presenter could make a bid for the Áras.