A local election candidate is calling for the end of the practice of co-opting people onto Donegal County Council when a seat is vacated.
As it stands, when an elected councillor has to stand down for any reason – his or her party nominates a replacement councillor – not the general public.
Alan McMenamin is running as an independent in the Stranorlar electoral area – he says the system is unfair to voters:
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