Sinn Féin party leader, Mary Lou McDonald, has backed a proposal to put forth a candidate to run for President against President Michael Higgins who will be running for a second term in Aras an Uachtarain. Higgins has gained support from a broad base of the political parties in Ireland. He is a member of the Labor party where he served in the Dail for many years and served as the Minister of Culture for a term.
