Following a unanimous decision of the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Aglantzia, an appeal against the enactment of the new Municipalities Law, which transforms the Municipality of Aglantzia into a division of the Nicosia Municipality, was filed today at the Supreme Court.
In a statement, the Municipality said that "listening to the concerns and concerns of the citizens of Aglantzia, as reflected in a recent survey conducted by Pulse on behalf of the Municipality, it had no choice but to seek annulment of the legislation by the Supreme Court".
It is worth noting that the City's appeal, as stated, is based on two main legal arguments:
1. There is a conflict of powers between the legislative and executive branches of government.[BRP]2. The contested legislation violates important articles of the European Charter of Local Government and in particular Article 5, which provides for consultation with local communities and/or referendums
It is stressed that the Municipality of Aglantzia agrees with the philosophy of local government reform, however, it is forced to appeal against the law with serious chances of being declared unconstitutional, since it has no other legal option available to it to safeguard and express the will of the citizens.
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