Electoral Service Head: First results for 9 June elections expected by the afternoon

The first results for the June 9 elections will be known around 7.30pm on Sunday, 9 June, while the final results will be given on the morning of Monday, 10 June at around 7am to 8am, the Head of the Electoral Service of the Ministry of Interior Menelaos Vassiliou has said.

With only 10 days before the elections, the Electoral Service is feverishly working to deal with procedural matters as the Government Printing Office is completing all printing required for the elections.

Vassiliou told CNA that the number of voters is 705,357 which includes 568,608 Cypriots of which 834 are Turkish Cypriots. 21,640 are Europeans who vote for local government elections, 11,840 are Europeans who vote for the European elections and 103,269 Turkish Cypriots who reside in the occupied areas and vote for the European elections.

He noted that around 9,000 people will staff the 1,845 polling stations. Overseas, in Greece, the United Kingdom and Belgium, 17 centers will operate in 13 cities. Vassiliou said the ballots will be distributed next week to the heads of the voting centres.  The cost approved for the elections is €6,650,000. The sorting of votes will take place at local polling stations. All proclamations will take place on Tuesday, 11 June.

Vassiliou pointed out that the peculiarity of the 9 June elections lies in the fact that for the first time there will be eight elections held simultaneously. As is known, there will be elections for members of the European Parliament, Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Municipal Councils, Community Leaders, members of Community Councils, Presidents of District Local Government Organisations and members of School Boards.

In the upcoming elections for Members of the European Parliament and Local Administration,  all citizens of the Republic aged 18 years and over who have their permanent residence in Cyprus, as well as citizens of other Member States of the European Union who reside in Cyprus and are registered in the relevant electoral rolls, have the right to vote.

Meanwhile, the voting hours at polling stations abroad are:  in Greece from 7am- 6pm with an hour break from noon-1pm, in Belgium from 8am-5pm and an hour's break at midday and in the United Kingdom from 8am-4pm with a break from noon-1pm.

(Source: CNA)