A few days later, the Mayor was arrested. Accusations of bribery, corruption, and other unpleasant things had been going around for some time, and they'd now been thoroughly investigated. It is safe to say he won't have a public position again.
The King, who had in fact noticed a lot but had chosen not to bring it up over lunch, made sure the next Mayor was different. Unassuming. She talked. She listened. She visited the victims of the melee that were still in hospital, and she also visited their relatives and tried to see after their needs.
She promoted plans that benefitted the entire community instead of just certain groups. For instance, maintenance of tram stops had previously been focused on those stops that the former Mayor's friends happened to use. Now the new Mayor made sure the stops whose shelters leaked got priority, regardless of who used them.
Here she's being explained the situation by Ellie from Permanent Way, who impressed the Mayor with her knowledge of the system and her ability to explain it to the layperson.