“This is the future of Ireland with me as President. All citizens of Ireland to have a voice and a choice on their future!” During his visit to the White House, Conor McGregor took a stance on his presidential run that seemingly put the Irish government in defense mode. But even though ‘Mystic Mac’ had promises to fulfill and work to “make Ireland great again,” he still needs to win via a majority of votes on November 11, 2025. Unfortunately, for McGregor, entering the ballot as an individual without any affiliations to political parties has posed a major hurdle. 

During a recent conversation with Tucker Carlson on his talk show, McGregor weighed in on his stance as a possible candidate for the upcoming Irish presidential elections. He’s popular, crazy rich, and has a history of goodwill and charity. Yet, the Irish community has been divided regarding McGregor as a president. But there was one problem that superseded everything else. As per ‘The Notorious’, Ireland wasn’t a democratic country. And he cited it as the reason why he reportedly cannot run for president. 

While discussing the problems of the Irish, McGregor pointed out that not everyone could get a ticket to enter the presidential elections. This intrigued Carlson. As a democracy, the Irish should allow everyone to run for president. So, what is stopping McGregor? ‘Mystic Mac’ replied, “Because you have, there’s stipulations. You have to get four county councils, which are controlled by the government parties you have, or you have to get twenty nominations of the Oireachtas, which are mostly party affiliates.” And that seemed like the ultimatum. McGregor concluded, “You can’t just run for president.”

This was a hurdle that Professor Gail McElroy, a famed political scientist from the Trinity College of Dublin, previously pointed out. She disclosed that McGregor had to earn the favor of around 60 senators and 174 TDs. But the problem was that these Oireachtas members were affiliated with one party or the other. This severely weakened the UFC star’s stance in his presidential run. Nevertheless, McGregor did promise to bring about a massive change and make Ireland a true democratic nation.

Conor McGregor promised to make Ireland a true democracy

Like he often does, McGregor took to X to make his viewpoint known to the world. He claimed that he’d be content with absolute transparency. After all, he believed that the people of his nation deserved to know everything about their government. In the current scenario, the Irish fighter revealed that his countryfolk were left unheard. And elections were the only time when things stirred a bit. And that’s what McGregor promised to change. 

He claimed, “President of Ireland is a unique position to other countries but it would demand response to questioning. Dialect would be so good for us in the public. Our people feel ignored. Unheard. Until of course election time. Then the waffle begins… Me, I’d clean the f—— dail if it meant our issues were heard and corrected and the public were consulted in these decisions. A true democracy!”

In the X post where McGregor weighed in on his potential competition, he declared that he was the one who’d listen, support, and adapt. He highlighted that he had no affiliation with any party. With the kind of money he has amassed, he believes that he could ensure there would be voting every week, just to make sure things were going the way the public desired. In the end, he quoted, “It would not be me in power as President, people of Ireland. It would be me and you.”

Do you think McGregor could become a good president for the people of Ireland? Had you been an Irish citizen, would you have voted for the former UFC double champion? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.