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Parties feel the pressure even though presidential elections are 15 months away
Even though February 2023 presidential elections in Cyprus are 15 months away pressure on political parties is mounting over who their chosen...
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Caretaker coalition in north ahead of early elections
A caretaker ruling coalition has been formed in the Turkish occupied north with an early general election slotted for 9 January. Heading the...
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With presidential elections 15 months away possible candidates come to the fore
Presidential elections in Cyprus might still be 15 months away but some candidates have already expressed an interest in standing and others have...
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Turkish Cypriots heading for early elections
The ruling coalition in the Turkish occupied north of the island tendered its resignation on Wednesday, with the Turkish Cypriot community heading...
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Initial turnout in Iraqi general elections was 41%
Initial turnout in Iraq’s general election held on Sunday was 41%, the Independent High Electoral Commission said early on Monday. Initial...
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The economic dimensions of the German elections
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Considering its dominant position but also the departure of current chancellor Angela Merkel, a...
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Local government elections postponed until May 2024
Parliament approved a government proposal to postpone local elections to facilitate the sweeping reform project, eventually reshaping local...
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Big parties push smaller ones to agree postponement of Cyprus’ local elections
The island’s big parties have ‘forced’ smaller ones to agree on the postponement of local government elections as part of the sector’s reform,...
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Municipal elections postponed
The House plenum on Thursday voted for the postponement of local authority elections as part of the sector’s reform. The elections were to take...
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House to vote to postpone local elections
A proposal postponing local authority elections as part of the sector’s overhaul will be submitted to parliament on Thursday afternoon in the...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Our madhouse is already gearing up for elections
PRESIDENTIAL elections might still be 16-plus months away, but some candidates have expressed an interest in standing, without being too definite...
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Final decision on local self-administration elections on 16 September
During a meeting of the House Interior Committee today, it was decided that a final decision about whether local self-administration elections...
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MPs to decide on local elections on September 16
The House interior committee will decide next week whether the local government elections will take place as planned in December or be postponed,...
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MPs mull postponing local elections
The House interior committee will discuss the possibility of postponing the next local elections, as parliament ponders on local authority...
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Our View: Hopefully common sense will prevail on municipal elections
The horse-trading on the reform of local government has resumed, after a brief respite. Interior minister Nicos Nouris started a round of...
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UK says its citizens must have right to vote in local elections
The British High Commission has stressed the need for UK nationals to continue to vote and be eligible to stand as candidates in local elections...
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Post Brexit, British permanent residents in Cyprus cannot vote, stand in local elections
Post-Brexit, British permanent residents in Cyprus are not allowed to vote and stand in local elections – unlike the case before the country’s...
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Scheduled municipal elections in Cyprus this year very likely to be postponed
It is highly unlikely that scheduled municipal elections in Cyprus this year will be carried out in the end, Philenews reported on Wednesday....
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French far-right falls short in regional elections ahead of presidential vote
The French far right again failed to win a single region in elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, depriving its leader Marine Le Pen of a...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Sick and tasteless days of Covid, elections
CONGRATULATIONS to Annita Demetriou for becoming not only the first woman to become president of the House but also the first Disy deputy. I do...