The Green Party’s Grace O’Sullivan said it felt as though her MEP seat was ‘slipping away’ as voters prioritised other issues.
It would take “a miracle” to finish the first count by Sunday night in the South constituency of Ireland’s European elections, the returning officer has said.
The Green Party’s Grace O’Sullivan said “it feels like it’s slipping away” in keeping her MEP seat in Ireland South, though she added that she was still hopeful of transfers. She said she was “really disappointed” with the Green Party’s results in the local elections, but said voters “have other things on their mind”, including housing, migration and the cost of living.
Ireland’s proportional representation system means counting could go on for days before the five seats in the 10-county constituency are filled.Count staff were seen with reams of ballots slung over their shoulder as they busily sorted papers into cubby-holes. The constituency – which spans 10 counties, from The Burren in Co Clare, down to the Ring of Kerry and up to Bray in Co Wicklow – represents around 1.2 million voters.
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