On Sunday 31 January is expected, according to his information Famagusta.News to hold the by-election for the election of the new Common Leader of Liopetri.
The by-elections will take place after the untimely death on the 20th of last month of the 26-year-old Commonwealth leader, Kyriakos Trisokkas, who plunged the Community into mourning and, according to the law, is held within 45 days of the vacancy (par. 19 Law on Communities: “The holding of by-elections, as provided in the provisions of this Law, is determined by a decree of the Minister published in the Official Gazette of the Republic and which is designated as election day as soon as possible and not later than 45 days from the vacancy of the position of community leader or member of the Council. ")
According to the data collected by Famagusta.News and in accordance with paragraph 36 of the Law on Communities (86 (I) / 1999), in case of death of the Common Leader, the position is vacated, while it is indicated in accordance with paragraph 40 of that law, "In case for any reason the position of the common leader is vacated, it is filled by alternate election and the elected common leader holds this position for the rest of the term of the Council. The alternate election pursuant to the above paragraph shall be held within a period of forty-five days from the date the position becomes vacant and on a date set by the Minister. ” At present, the position of Common Leader is filled by the Deputy Common Leader until the announcement of elections.
Election date
According to his information Famagusta.News, the Minister of the Interior has appointed the Sunday January 31 2021 as the date for the alternate election for the new mayor of Liopetri, taking into account, of course, the decrees to limit the transmission of the coronavirus.
According to information, the processes for submitting candidacies have already begun, while the submission of the independent candidacy of the Deputy Commune Leader Vassos Manolis should be considered a given.
The application process
According to the legislation, "The date of submission of candidacies is such that there is a period of at least seven days from the date of the voting, as it is determined in the election order of the Minister. Upon the issuance of the election order for a constituency, a notification is immediately published by the Election Commissioner in the Official Gazette of the Republic, with the date of the election, the places of submission of candidacies and the date of voting. At the same time, the Election Commissioner shall issue a similar notice posted on the notice board in each constituency where elections will take place, as the case may be, at least five days before the date set for the nomination. "
Nomination day is expected, according to the information, to be set at Thursday, 21 January 2021, while as mentioned in the relevant legislation, "The Electoral Commissioner or the Assistant Electoral Commissioner on the day of the nomination shall be present at the time and in the places designated and shall accept the nomination documents of each candidate, which shall be delivered to him by either the candidate or the nominator or he who supports him. After the submission of the candidacies, the Election Commissioner immediately prepares a notification, which is posted on a wall in a prominent part of the place of nomination, with the names of all the candidates and the names of those who nominate them and those who support them. Any candidate nominated by both the nominator and the sponsor, together with another person designated by him / her in writing, shall be eligible to appear at the nomination process. No person other than the Electoral Commissioner and the Assistant Electoral Commissioner can attend the above procedure. ”
There will also be a period of objections to the candidacies within 24 hours from the time of submission of the candidacies.
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