In the "local elections" of December 25, 768 polling stations will be set up in the occupied territories, while 206 have the right to vote.928 people, according to the "chairwoman" of the "supreme electoral council", Narine Siefik.
According to the Haber Kipris website, speaking on an online broadcast, Ms. Siefik said that the reduction in the number of "municipalities" from 28 to 18 has made the work of the "council" easier, adding that in total the 18 new "municipal councils" will have 206 members. She also said that 6,299 people had applied to change their place of residence and therefore the "municipality" in which they would be entitled to vote.
Siefik said that 3 "mayoral" candidates are current "MPs" and after the result of the "local elections" they will have to proceed to mid-term "elections" for the seats to be vacated in the "parliament", where there is already one vacant "seat", that of Kudret Ozersai who resigned from the "parliament" months ago.
The submission of nominations for the "municipal elections" took place yesterday and campaigning officially began.
Yeni Dusen today publishes the names of the candidates and which parties they are backed by. It says in the paper that the PTK is running with their own candidates in 16 "municipalities" while in Pergamos and Tricomos they support independent candidates.
The CEC has its own candidates in 13 "municipalities" and supports independent candidates in 3. The CA has its own candidate in the unified "municipality" of Agios Epiktitos - Agios Ambrosios Kyrenia while the PP is running its own candidate in the "municipality" of Akanthios. It is noted that the parties KKE, DK and KA, which make up the "government", have decided to act in the "local elections" as an alliance and support the candidates.
The KKE and KKA support the candidacy of Mehmet Harmanji in Nicosia. The CPD has its own candidate in the "municipality" of Famagusta and supports independent candidates in 3 others.
The People's Party will support independent candidates in the "municipalities" of Famagusta, Morphou, Galatea - Komi Kepir and Akanthou.
In Nicosia, the candidates running are the current "mayor", Mehmet Harmanji supported by the CPD, KCA, KKK and Independence Road, Shila Usar Injirli supported by the PKK and KEK and Sadiq Gandrianoglu from the KEK who is expected to be supported by the PP and CA parties.
In Famagusta, the PKK is running Suleiman Ulutsai, the CEC is running Erdal Ozjenk as a joint candidate with the PP and CA parties. Yeni Douzen notes that the CEC in the Famagusta region faces serious divisions over the way the candidate is selected. In Famagusta, the CPC-KCA party have nominated their own candidate Umut Kadi while the CL will support independent candidate Salih Oktay.
In Kyrenia, the PKK supports Murat Senkul, the CPC, DC and CA parties support the current "mayor", who is running as an independent, Nidai Gungiordoux. The independent "mayor" candidate for Kyrenia, Zeki Çeler, is supported by the CPC, KCA and KNK parties.
In Morphou, the PKK supports Osman Bijan, the KCA - after problems again - Mehmet Ozcinar, the CPC and the KCA together with the Independence Road support the independent Resiat Kanso.
In Lefka there are two candidates, the current "mayor", Aziz Kaya supported by the PKK and Adil Ozgey from the CEC.
In Trikomo, the PKK supports Mehmet Senol and the "government" parties support the current "mayor", Hassan Sadikoglu.
In the unified large "municipality" of Kioneli - Gerolakkos, the PTK supports the current "mayor", Ahmet Benli, as does the KEK, while the parties of the "government" will support Hussein Amziyaoglu.
In the also unified "municipality" of Kythrea - Lurugina, PTK and KEK support Ali Karavezirler and Ebru Trehan is supported by the "coalition" parties.
In the unified "municipality" of Lefkogenou - Giaos, the CEC supports Khalil Qassim while the current "mayor", Hassan Oztas, is supported by the PKK and the KEK.
In the new "municipality" of Lapithos - Karavas - Myrtos, the PKK supports Emre Efendi while the independent candidate Firat Ataser is supported by the parties of the "government".
In the new "municipality" of Saint Epictetus - Saint Ambrosius, the PKK supports Geyhun Kirok and the "government" supports the candidate of the CA, Ahmet Karal. The current "mayor" Cemal Erdoğan and Mehmet Houlusioğlu are running as independents in the same "municipality".
In the "municipality" of Dikomou, the PKK and the KEK are supporting the current "mayor", Güksel Cielebi, while the "coalition" parties are supporting the candidate of the KEK, Niyazi Öztürk.
In the "municipality" of Akanthou, the PKK and the CL support the independent candidate Orhan Bebek and the "government" parties support the PP candidate, Hairi Orcian.
In the "municipality" of Saint Sergio, there are two candidates. Sifa Tsolakoglu was nominated by the PKK and supported by the KEK, while the existing "mayor", Mustafa Zurnajilar is supported by the "government" parties.
In the unified "municipality" of Galatea - Komi Keppir, the existing "mayor", Cemil Sanjismeli is supported by the PKK as its own candidate and is also supported by the KEK. The independent Mehmet Çelebi is supported by the CL and the KCD and KKA parties, while Fatma Chimen Tuglu is supported by the KKE - KA - DK parties of the 'government'.
In the unified "municipality" of Kokkini - Rizokarpasu, the PTK and the KEK support the current "mayor", Suphi Jioskun, and the candidate of the CEC, Hamit Bakirji the party of the "government".
In Pergamos, the independent candidate Sadiq Tuvert is supported by the PTK while the current "mayor" Ilker Edip is running with the CEC and supported by the other two "coalition" parties.
In the new "municipality" of Mesaoria, the PTK nominated the current "mayor", Ahmet Latif, who is also supported by the KEK, while the KEK - DK - KA parties have a common candidate, Kırşat Özer.
Source: CNA
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