"Conservative campaigner Maria Steen has said carrying a handbag with an estimated cost between €10,000 and €40,000 as she spoke to the media after her unsuccessful presidential bid was "deliberate"."
"The barrister and architect, who is a mother-of-five, came just two nominations short of the necessary 20 to secure a place on the presidential ballot this week."
Maria Steen is a conservative campaigner, barrister and architect who is a mother of five. She failed to secure the required 20 nominations to appear on the presidential ballot, falling two nominations short. After the unsuccessful presidential bid she spoke to media while carrying a handbag with an estimated value between €10,000 and €40,000. She described carrying the handbag as "deliberate". The estimated handbag value and her deliberate presentation drew attention following the failed nomination effort and the missed qualification for the ballot this week.
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