#Elections2019: Talks on Cork mayor begin as final seats filled following recount

Talks on who will become the next Lord Mayor of Cork were already underway even as the last two candidates took their seats with just a single vote separating them following a recount.

There was speculation that the d'Hondt system, which has seen the chain of office rotate to include independents in recent years, will be abandoned in favour of a return to the pact system, led by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.