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Feb 28, 2025

Re-opening Nominations has the Highest Number of Votes in Presidential Election Race

The race remains to be called, with the first count completed.

Eliora Abramson, Locan Brierton and Brídín Ní Fhearraigh-Joyce
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Céilí Ní Raithilidh.

The TCDSU President election race first count is through with RON in first place with 1,187 votes constituting 38% of the total 3,114 valid votes cast. Behind RON, Séan Thim O’Leary is in second place with 907 votes or 29% of the votes cast, with Patrick Keegan in third place with 557 votes with 18% of the vote. 

Giovanni Li has been eliminated from the first count. The count is going to continue through the night. 

A recent poll conducted by The University Times predicted a very close race, but Thim O’Leary took the top spot securing 31.33% of the vote and Keegan securing 31.18%, with just one vote between them. RON was predicted to take third place with 20% of the vote and finally Li taking 17%. This poll was counted before the RON campaign had gained much traction.

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