Cypriots voting in parliamentary elections: 651 candidates are vying for the 56 positions
epa09236546 Andreas Christodoulou, 92 years old, wearing a protective face mask casts his vote in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Nicosia, Cyprus, 30 May 2021. Cypriots go to the polls organized amid coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic to elect a new House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus for the next five years. EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
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Polls opened at seven this morning with Cypriots voting their 56 new representatives in parliament for the next five years.
558 thousand 101 people have the right to elect their MPs out of a record 658 candidates.
651 candidates are vying for the 56 positions in 15 party combinations, including the ruling Democratic Rally DISY, left wing opposition AKEL, the centre Democratic Party, DIKO, Socialist EDEK, Oikologoi (Green Party), Solidarity (Allilegyi), the National Popular Front (ELAM), DIPA, Generation Change (Allagi Genias), the United Hunters Party, Famagusta for Cyprus, Afypnisi 2020, Patriotic Movement and People’s Breath (Pnoi Laou).
There are also seven independent candidates.
1150 poll centres will operate throughout the Republic of Cyprus, six in Greece and three in the UK.
- Nine mobile voting units will facilitate the voting process for 91 voters who are covid positive and are self isolating. They have registered in a special election list.
There are strict health protocols in place, with voters not allowed inside polling centres without protective masks.
Every booth will be disinfected after each voter, with new paper and pen.
Final results are expected at around 9 in the evening, with the allocation of seats possibly taking much longer.
Source: philenews.com
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