Norris confirms intention to re-enter Presidential race
David Norris has declared his intention to re-enter the race for the Presidency.
Speaking on tonight's Late Late Show, Senator Norris said: "I hope to (re-enter the race). That depends on the 20 signatures." When pressed further on how close he was to securing a nomination, Senator Norris remained coy. "This time next year, I'll be working for the people, in one way or another," he concluded.
Senator Norris withdrew from the contest last month amid controversy about representations he made on behalf of a former partner. Mr Norris wrote a letter to an Israeli court in 1997, seeking leniency for his former partner, who was convicted of statutory rape.
The Senator wrote the letter on Seanad paper and described Ezra Yizhak Nawi as a "trustworthy, good and moral person".
Stepping out of the Presidential race on August 2, Mr Norris said he had been motivated by love.
“I do not regret supporting and seeking clemency for a friend, but I do regret giving the impression that I did not have sufficient compassion for the victim of Ezra’s crime," he said.
