"Military quick to confirm its neutrality in face of presidential race PR move"
"Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin was forced to remove a campaign video showing uniformed army personnel clapping as he participated in a road run, after an intervention by the Irish Defences Forces."
"The military issued a statement last night to assert that it is non-party political, after both the video of uniformed members clapping, as well as a photo of Mr Gavin with his arm around its chief of staff, were removed from social media."
Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin removed a campaign video that showed uniformed army personnel clapping while he participated in a road run after the Irish Defence Forces intervened. The Defence Forces issued a statement asserting that they are non-party political. Both the video and a photo of Gavin with his arm around the chief of staff were removed from social media. The intervention aimed to prevent the appearance of military endorsement of a partisan campaign. The Defence Forces acted swiftly to maintain institutional neutrality during the presidential race. The removals followed concerns about using military imagery for political public relations.
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