2011 Presidential Campaign
On 16 September 2011 McGuinness was announced as the Sinn Féin candidate in the 2011 Irish presidential election.
In the election held on October 27 McGuinness placed third in the first preference vote, behind Michael D Higgins and Seán Gallagher.
McGuinness was the only candidate who was ineligible to vote in the election as, although he is an Irish citizen, he is not ordinarily resident in the Republic of Ireland.
Following his defeat, McGuinness formally returned to the role of deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland on October 31.
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