At 7:00 a.m. the voting for the election of the President of the Republic of Cyprus began.
A total of 561,273 persons have the right to vote.
Polling stations opened in all 1,113 polling stations operating in the Republic of Cyprus, as well as in 15 polling stations in Greece and one in Bulgaria.
At :00 a.m. Cyprus time, polls are expected to open in the United Arab Emirates, at 10:00 a.m. in the United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom, and at 2:00 p.m. in the United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Luxembourg.At 2:00 p.m., the polls will open in the United States of America.
The relevant State services have been on alert since the evening and are ensuring that any problems that may arise due to the weather conditions are dealt with immediately, so that the movement of voters to their polling stations is unhindered.
Voting began smoothly without any problems and will continue until 12 noon.
Voting began without any problems and will continue until 12 noon. After a one-hour break, it will resume at 1:00 p.m. and end at 6:00 p.m, at which time polls will close both in the Republic and abroad.
Note that, in exceptional circumstances, voting may be extended at a polling station if a large number of voters are expected to vote at the closing time.
As the Chief Electoral Officer, I call upon all voters to come to the polls to exercise their right to vote and to make their choice in a responsible manner.
As the Chief Electoral Officer, I call upon all voters to come to the polls to exercise their right to vote and to make their choice in a responsible manner.
We will be here to periodically update citizens on the progress of the election process.
I wish everyone a good vote.
For the Supervisor General of Elections' statement on the opening of voting, click here.
(Ephys/EP/SX)
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