Grassroots levels of Fianna Fail members are saying that they’re very concerned with what happened in last month’s Presidential Election.
Many have convened and are demanding that Micheal Martin be replaced as leader of their party.
Several senior politicians have said action is required in response to the 213,738 spoiled ballots recorded in the presidential election.
This figure accounts for 13 per cent of all votes cast on Friday and marks more than a tenfold rise compared to the previous presidential election, which saw 18,438 invalid votes, reports Breaking News.
Voter turnout reached 46 per cent, an increase on the 44 per cent recorded during the 2018 presidential contest.
The Electoral Commission stated there “will clearly be a need for deeper and further reflection” on the reasons behind the unusually high number of spoiled votes, reports Breaking News.
An Coimisiún Toghcháin said the number of invalid ballots “is significantly higher than normal and it is clear that some people chose to deliberately spoil their votes”.
In Dublin Mid-West, 21 per cent of all votes cast were declared spoiled, reports Breaking News.
Many of the ballots contained an “x” or slash across all three candidates, or words such as “spoiled” or “spoilt” written on the paper.
A considerable number of spoiled votes also carried anti-Government messages, including “no democracy”, “EU puppets” and “no from me”, reports Breaking News.
Other names seen written on ballots in Adamstown included Enoch Burke, Father Ted, Michael Collins, Bobby Sands, Dustin the Turkey, Donald Duck and Donald Trump.
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