People of Cyprus ‘ready to accept’ a female president
Three out of five people in Cyprus said Cypriots are “ready to accept” a female president while more than half believe eligible voters abstain from...
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Iraq parliament fails to elect new state president over lack of quorum
Iraq’s parliament failed again on Saturday to vote for a president after Iran-backed groups boycotted the session, in a setback to an alliance led by...
Theopemptou re-elected as leader of the Greens
Charalambos Theopemptou was on Sunday re-elected as head of the Green Party – Citizens Cooperation during the party’s 12th annual congress. Alkis Papis was elected...
Turnout at elections in the north reaches 58 per cent (updated)
As expected, voter turnout in the north for ‘parliamentary’ elections on Sunday was very low, with only 58.23 per cent of those eligible taking part...
Pecresse wins French conservative ticket for presidential election
Valerie Pecresse, who has described herself as “one-third Thatcher, two-thirds Merkel”, has won the French conservative Les Republicains (LR) ticket for the 2022 presidential election...
EP election candidates did not file advertising expenses, auditor says
Some candidates did not declare their advertising expenses in the run up to the 2019 European Parliament elections, while one received close to €29,000 worth...
Parties, MPs fined €29,500 for violating electoral law
The commissioner for personal data protection announced on Wednesday that fines totalling €29,500 had been issued to parties and candidates over complaints about text messages,...
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...
Parties squabble over election state aid
Having received €7m in state aid for 2021 in February, political parties are now squabbling over whether it should be redistributed to reflect the results...
Corruption perceived as widespread in north Cyprus, survey suggests
The report found that “offering voters money or a special favour during elections was very common” Corruption is widespread and a serious problem in the...
