Gli attivisti irlandesi-siriani chiedono al lavoro di non sostenere l’offerta presidenziale di Connolly

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She met the Labour Party, which is considering supporting her campaign, on Tuesday. But earlier this week party leader Ivana Bacik and other elected representatives were asked by the [Irish-Syria Solidarity Movement ](https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/irish-syria-solidarity-movement/)not to back Ms Connolly’s [campaign.In](http://campaign.In) the email, the group asked the party not to endorse Ms Connolly as it believes she is “not fitted to this role”.

>Ms Connolly’s visit to Syria alongside three other TDs, at a time when the regime of Bashar al-Assad was still in power, has been the subject of scrutiny since she became publicly linked to a presidential run.

>The group said it would find it “shocking and deeply disappointing” if Labour backs her. And it argued that the trip “provided legitimacy to the Assad regime and its narrative”.

>The group also flagged concerns that Ms Connolly launched [former MEP Clare Daly](https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2025/05/09/former-mep-clare-daly-alleges-defamation-in-article-published-weeks-before-2024-european-elections/)’s bid for re-election to the European Parliament last year. Ms Daly, along with Mick Wallace and Maureen O’Sullivan, were the other TDs to make the trip to Syria.