An 8.93% increase in the number of "voters" occurred between the "local elections" in 2018 and the upcoming one on December 25.
According to Yeni Douzen, 191,158 had voted in the "municipal elections" on 24 June 2018, while in 2014, in the penultimate "local elections", this number was 175,258. This time it was announced that on 25 December, 208,236 people have the right to "vote", i.e. 17,078 more people.
The publication notes that the rate of increase is 8.93%, while if the numbers of "local elections" between 2014 and 2022 are compared, the rate of increase reaches 18.82%.
According to the announcement of the "supreme electoral council" for the 18 - now - "municipalities" created in the occupied territories after the reform of "local self-government", there are 67 candidates for "mayor", of which 33 are running as party candidates and 34 as independents.
In the 2018 "local elections", voter turnout had reached 71.1%, while it is noted that for the 28 "municipalities" at that time, there were 111 "mayoral" candidates.
Source: CNA
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