A total of 3,232 candidacies submitted for municipal elections

A total of 3,232 candidacies were submitted on Thursday for the municipal elections that will take place on June 9th. The Chief Returning Officer announced that the whole process ran smoothly, without any particular problems. A total of 3,232 candidacies were submitted, of which 13 for the District Governors, 82 for the Mayors, 257 for the Deputy Mayors, 2,190 for the members of the Municipal Councils and 690 for the members of the School Boards, in the 29 free and occupied Municipalities of Cyprus. Objections against any candidacy can be submitted until 12:30 p.m. on Friday, April 26th to the relevant Returning Officers. He notes that in the event that objections are submitted, they will be examined quickly so that the candidacies are finalized, thus enabling the printing of the ballots. Source: Cyprus News Agency