{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/690097cc6ec4f3ea1bdaacfb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Concerns Raised Over 200,000-Plus Spoiled Votes in Presidential Election - 28/10/2025","description":"<p>Several senior politicians have said a response is needed to the 213,738 spoiled votes in the presidential election.</p><p><br></p><p>It represents 13 per cent of all votes cast on Friday, and a more than tenfold increase on the number of spoiled votes in the last presidential election, when there were 18,438 invalid ballots.</p><p><br></p><p>The turnout was 46 per cent, up on the 2018 presidential election, which had a turnout of 44 per cent.</p><p><br></p><p>The electoral commission has said there “will clearly be a need for deeper and further reflection” about why there were so many spoiled ballots in the presidential election.</p><p><br></p><p>Political Correspondent Sean Defoe joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this.</p><p><br></p><p>Aontu leader and Meath-West TD Peadar Toibin also joined us on the line this morning to tell us about why he decided to spoil his vote. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}