Michael D Higgins has officially been re-elected as President of Ireland.
It has been revealed that he won 822,566 first preferences, that’s 55.8% of the vote.
Peter Casey came in second while Liadh NÃ Riada, Joan Freeman, Sean Gallagher and Gavin Duffy all followed.
Although the election had a seriously low turnout with only 1,492,338 people voting, there was still cause to celebrate as President Higgins took back his position with pride.
Michael D Higgins has been re-elected President of Ireland on the first count, with 822,566 #aras18 #PresidentMichaelDHiggins pic.twitter.com/6lXYEu3itr
— Michael D Higgins (@MichaelDHiggins) October 27, 2018
In his acceptance speech, Higgins said he was happy to return as President of the people.
“People have made a choice as to which version of Irishness they prefer… I will be a President for all of the people.”
