Irish President-Elect Catherine Connelly Delivers Victory Speech Amid Supporter Cheers

Ver Irish President-Elect Catherine Connelly Delivers Victory Speech Amid Supporter Cheers - Diario As en Dailymotion

Transcript

00:00As she has reached the quota, I hereby declare Catherine Connolly elected to the Office

00:25of President of Ireland.

00:35From day one, I emphasised that I was an independent candidate with an independent mind.

00:41For all who voted for me, thank you very much.

00:44It will be an absolute privilege to serve you.

00:47For those who didn't vote for me and those who spoiled their votes, let me tell you,

00:51I will be an inclusive President to listen to all of you.

00:55I will be making no distinction on the basis of votes.

01:02I will be a President who listens and who reflects and who speaks when it's necessary.

01:13And a voice for peace.

01:15A voice that builds on our policy of neutrality.

01:19A voice that articulates the existential threat posed by climate change.

01:25And a voice that recognises the tremendous work being done, the length and breadth of the

01:31country.

01:32I recognise that and ensure it is properly resourced.

01:39Democracy needs constructive questioning.

01:42And together we can shape a new republic that values everybody.

01:48That values and champions diversity.

01:51And that takes confidence in our own identity, our Irish language, our English language and

01:59the new people who have come to our country.

02:02I will be an inclusive President for all of you.

02:06And I regard it as an absolute honour the vote I have been giving.

02:10And I will represent you nationally and internationally to the best of my ability and as professionally

02:17and as humanely as possible.

02:24Just a second.

02:32Congratulations to President-elect Catherine on an outstanding honour that has been

02:38bestowed upon her by the people of Ireland.

02:40The people are sovereign in our democracy.

02:43We are one of the longest democracies in the world.

02:47And it's one that we cherish very much indeed.

02:50And the people have spoken resoundingly today.

02:53And they've given Catherine a tremendous majority and a very clear mandate in terms of her role

02:59as the next President of Ireland.

03:01And I look forward to working with the President-elect in the years ahead in terms of the challenges

03:08we all collectively face as a nation.