The Democratic Party is the big winner from the processes that took place with AKEL for the municipal elections after it has secured the support of eight of its candidates in similar municipalities in free and occupied areas. In most municipalities, the Left Party will support candidates from party officials or the wider region or even guerrillas who have secured party pardons.
In three municipalities it will support candidates from the EDEK area. AKEL feels thrown into the collaborations since it did not secure, due to guerrillas in the other parties, the support it wanted for its candidates, mainly in large municipalities, such as Larnaca. In the end, only in Limassol, with the candidate from AKEL, the current mayor Andreas Christou, the tripartite cooperation works without problems and complaints. The tripartite operates in Paphos with a candidate from EDEK, in Aglantzia with a candidate from DIKO, in Kyrenia with a candidate from DIKO.
The puzzle of the candidates officially closes next Saturday at the meeting of the Central Committee which has the last word. The local assemblies have made their choices and it is usually they who ultimately secure the blessings of the central body. The Central Committee has a meeting scheduled for Saturday.
The mayoral candidates that AKEL will support are:
Nicosia: The university Panagiotis Stavrinidis. He was on AKEL's ballot in the European elections.
Strovolos: Stella Misiaouli prevailed over Stavros Gerolatsitis in yesterday's process for the selection of the party candidate with double votes.
Engomi: Sotiris Kyriakidis, architect, former municipal councilor of AKEL.
Cherry: Stavros Michael, AKEL.
Geri: Neophytos Papalazarou, AKEL executive.
Lakatamia: The doctor Fotoula Hatzipapa, AKEL.
Dali: Theodosis Groutas, AKEL.
Latsia: Kyriakos Parpounas, AKEL.
Limassol: The current mayor Andreas Christou, AKEL. The tripartite will operate with DIKO and EDEK.
Mesa Geitonia: The current mayor Doros Antoniou, DIKO.
Agios Athanasios: Marinos Kyriakou, municipal councilor, AKEL.
Germasogeia: Kyriakos Xydias, AKEL.
Polemidia: The mayor Nikos Anastasiou, EDEK.
Ypsonas: Sotiris Stylianou, DIKO.
Larnaca: Andreas Vyras, AKEL.
Aradippou: Municipality of Xiouroupa, in the area of the Left.
Lefkara: It was not decided. All those who expressed interest in the mayoralty, six in number, come from the EDEK area, as well as the current mayor Savvas Xenofontos who is claiming re-election.
Dromolaxia-Meneou: Cyprus Andronikou, AKEL.
Athienou: The local assembly decided to go down autonomously, although processes were underway to support the candidacy of Chrysos Touloupis of EDEK together with DIKO.
Livadia: Marios Armenis, is charged at DIKO, although his family is considered to belong to the Left.
Paphos: Akis Chrysomilos of EDEK. Here, too, the tripartite will operate with DIKO.
Poli Chrysochous: The current mayor Angelos Odysseos, AKEL. It will also be supported by DISY.
Pegeia: Last year's election process came as a surprise. The young executive Marinos Lambrou prevailed over the current mayor Neophytos Akoursiotis, who had been elected as a rebel and had been expelled by AKEL.
Geroskipou: Giannakis Mallouridis, DIKO.
Paralimni: Consciously.
Ayia Napa: A party official will be supported.
Sotira: Adamos Kaikkis, DIKO.
Deryneia: The current mayor Andros Karagiannis, AKEL.
In the occupied municipalities, AKEL will come down with party candidates in three of nine municipalities. He will claim Famagusta with the doctor-municipal councilor Simos Ioannou, Morfou with Viktoras Hatziavraam, Kythrea with the doctor, Dr. Zacharia Hadjistefanou. In Kyrenia he will support the candidacy of Rita Komodiki-Elissaiou, DIKO, and in Lapithos of Doros Achilleos, DIKO. In Karavas he will support the candidacy of Nikos X ”Stefanos, EDEK. Lysi was persuaded by the current mayor Simos Pastos, who had stated that he would not run in the elections, to reclaim the mayoralty with the support of AKEL. In Lefkonikos and Akanthou, the processes for finding candidates continue.
Source: Liberal