"Jim Gavin secured the Fianna Fáil party nomination for the presidency ahead of Mr Kelleher in September"
"Billy Kelleher has said that the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party vote to nominate Jim Gavin instead of himself was due to "a lot of pressure" placed on TDs and senators from the party's leadership."
"The MEP for Ireland South received 29 votes to Mr Gavin's 41 when a ballot took place at the beginning of September."
Jim Gavin secured the Fianna Fáil party nomination for the presidency ahead of Billy Kelleher in September. The Fianna Fáil parliamentary party held a ballot at the beginning of September in which Gavin received 41 votes and Kelleher received 29. Billy Kelleher attributed the parliamentary party vote outcome to "a lot of pressure" placed on TDs and senators by the party's leadership. The vote reflected the parliamentary party's preference for Gavin over Kelleher in the nomination process and showed a clear numerical margin in the internal ballot.
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