A new President is being elected today at DISY, the candidates are Annita Dimitriou and Dimitris Dimitriou.
Around 50.000 members of DISY are going to the polls today to elect the new President of the party after the relevant decision taken by the outgoing President, Averof Neophytou, on the basis of the statute and approved the expanded Political Bureau on February 13 for the selection of new leadership . It was also decided to hold an all-Cypriot conference for the assessment and assessment of the party's leadership on Saturday, May 6, and a all-Cypriot Electoral Assembly for all the remaining leadership, the positions of the Deputy President, the three Vice-Presidents and the 25 elected members of the Politburo, the Sunday, May 7.
A total of 50.660 people who registered as DISY members until December 11, 2022, have the right to vote, based on the statute. Voting starts at 9 am and will end at 6 pm, without interruption in 79 polling centers in Cyprus and abroad (Athens, Thessaloniki and London). The ballot box in London will close at 4pm (local time) In Nicosia there will be 28 polling stations, in Larnaca and the free Famagusta 22, in Limassol 18 and in Paphos 8 polling stations. There are 3 election centers operating abroad in London, Athens and Thessaloniki respectively.
The candidates are Dimitriou Annita, current Vice-President of DISY and Dimitriou Dimitris, Press Spokesman of the party.
DISY has announced that in order to vote, it is necessary to show an identity card or voter's book or a driver's license and a subscription of €10 for the year 2023
The counting of votes will take place at the local polling stations and the election result is expected to be announced between 7.30 and 8 this evening.
The process is overseen by an Election Commission made up of four members: Xenia Constantinou, Chris Triantafyllidis, Andreas Stavrinidis and Dimitris Dimitriou. The announcement of the results will be made by the head of the Commission, Xenia Konstantinou.
Annita Dimitriou votes at 1130 at the Polydynamos Center in Larnaca.
Dimitris Dimitriou votes at 09.15 at DISY headquarters in Nicosia.
It is recalled that Averof Neofytou and Haris Georgiadis, who had announced their candidacy for the position of President of DISY, withdrew their interest on the day of the submission of nominations, February 21.