In no case was the Mayor of Ayia Napa justified by the decision of the Electoral Court regarding the result of the Municipal Elections of December 18, 2016, AKEL Famagusta states in a statement.
According to the announcement, “the Famagusta District Court, which met as an Electoral Court, issued an Interim Decision rejecting the Electoral Application submitted by the mayoral candidate Vassos Vassilios and the District Secretary of AKEL Famagusta. the election process that took place on 18/12/2016 is invalid. ”
"The Electoral Court, the announcement continues, although it rejected the election application, did not in any case acquit the elected Mayor of Ayia Napa for the simple reason that it did not examine the substance of the complaints mentioned in the application. It only considered that the facts set out in the application form constituted an administrative act and therefore considered it incompetent to examine the substance of the facts. "
"Therefore, as mentioned, our complaints about illegal and irregular administrative acts which refer to the registration of non-beneficiaries in the electoral roll, to the rejection of registration of beneficiaries, but also to the failure of the Election Service to examine relevant objections submitted for specific individuals, remain unanswered. ”
It is also stated that “as AKEL, we will continue our efforts, with all the legal means at our disposal, to take such measures in the future, which will ensure that the electorate of the Municipality of Ayia Napa will consist exclusively of people who really are entitled by law to be voters of the specific Municipality. ”
Finally, AKEL Famagusta assures through the written announcement that despite any controversy created by this election, both the AKEL Municipal Team in the Municipality of Ayia Napa and the AKEL Famagusta District Committee will continue to play a role. and productive for the proper functioning of the Municipality and the well-being of the citizens of Ayia Napa.
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