On Thursday, the Plenary Session of the Parliament will vote on the President of the Republic's referral on local self-government.
DISY is in favour of the referral, while AKEL, DIKO and the Ecologists are against it.
AKEL MP Aristos Damianou, chairman of the Interior Committee, said in a statement in Parliament on Wednesday that the picture as of yesterday was that AKEL, DIKO and the Movement of Ecologists would vote against the referral and the position of EDEK was pending. He said that possibly the President of the EPP will position himself in favour and if this is the case, then we will be talking about political perversion, in his words, as the reform for the Municipality of Akamas and Polis Chrysochous bore the stamp of the EPP.
EDEK MP Kostis Efstathiou, asked to comment on Damianos' criticisms, said he disagrees with the reasons for the referral and in particular with the suggestion and approach of the Government and DISY that the Parliament does not have the power to legislate on local government issues.
ELAM MP Sotiris Ioannou said that the issue will be discussed in the parliamentary group and the party will take a position tomorrow in the plenary session.
The Mayor of Larnaca and President of the Union of Municipalities Andreas Vyras said that he is indeed concerned about the impeachment of the PM and expressed hope that the issue will be resolved soon. There can be no more delay or more back and forth on an issue that we thought was over, he said. He said the referral opens a can of worms because other municipalities are unhappy with the mergers.
Source: CNA
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