President Michael D. Higgins secured the largest number of votes in Irish presidential election history in 2018. He is an academic and poet, as well as a public representative, pioneering prior Minister for the Arts and founder of the Irish television channel, TG4. The President has also campaigned worldwide for human rights and climate sustainability.
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