仅事实
凯瑟琳·康诺利有望成为爱尔兰下一任总统
摘要
独立候选人凯瑟琳·康诺利在对手认输后，预计将赢得爱尔兰总统职位。
独立候选人凯瑟琳·康诺利有望成为爱尔兰下一任总统，此前她的对手、来自中右翼精英党（Fine Gael）的希瑟·汉弗莱斯承认失败。周五选举的计票工作接近完成，预计康诺利将获得超过60%的选票，是汉弗莱斯得票数的两倍多。
汉弗莱斯承认结果，表示：“看起来凯瑟琳·康诺利很可能当选，我们现在将转向与她合作执政的工作。”
现年68岁的康诺利曾是一名律师和临床心理学家，自2016年以来一直在议会任职。她的竞选得到了包括新芬党、工党和社会民主党等左翼政党的支持，尤其赢得了年轻选民的共鸣。她以强烈支持巴勒斯坦立场和批评欧盟军事开支而闻名。
爱尔兰总统职位主要是礼仪性质，职责包括任命总理（Taoiseach）、签署法律以及代表爱尔兰出访。康诺利将接替自2011年以来已完成两届七年任期的迈克尔·D·希金斯。
如果确认当选，康诺利将成为爱尔兰第十任总统，也是第三位女性总统。
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