The 2024 Limassol Municipal election was a municipal election that took place in Limassol on June 9, 2024, alongside the 2024 European elections and other local elections.[1][2] These elections had been postponed from December 2021 pending local government reform.[3] Independent candidate Yiannis Armeftis ultimately won the mayorship with 48.5% of the votes.[4]
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| Turnout | 56.63%  7.97 | |||||||||||||||
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Background
editThree independent candidates contested the 2024 Limassol municipal election: Yiannis Armeftis, Nicos Nicolaides and Christos Michaelides.[5] Nicolaides, who had served as mayor of Limassol since 2016, ran for re-election but was ultimately defeated by Armeftis.[6]
Architect Yiannis Armeftis was backed by AKEL, DIKO, EDEK, and Volt Cyprus.[7] Incumbent Nicos Nicolaides received support from DISY and DIPA,[8][9] while Christos Michaelides was supported by KOSP.[10]
Results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yiannis Armeftis | Independent[a] | 16,561 | 48.48 | |
| Nicos Nicolaides | Independent[b] | 14,772 | 43.25 | |
| Christos Michaelides | Independent[c] | 2,825 | 8.27 | |
| Total | 34,158 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 34,158 | 91.64 | ||
| Invalid votes | 602 | 1.61 | ||
| Blank votes | 2,516 | 6.75 | ||
| Total votes | 37,276 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 71,535 | 52.11 | ||
| Source: https://live.elections.moi.gov.cy/ | ||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Upcoming local and EU elections stir political turmoil in Cyprus". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Interior minister: Holding two elections together would save the state millions of euros". Cyprus Mail. 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Municipal elections postponed". Cyprus Mail. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ ltd, Vavel netmedia. "Election results". Election results (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ Κουρούσιη, Νικολέττα (2024-04-26). "Αυτοί είναι όλοι οι υποψήφιοι Δήμαρχοι, Αντιδήμαρχοι και Πρόεδροι Επαρχιακών Οργανισμών (Λίστα)". Φιλελεύθερος | Philenews (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Δημοτικές Εκλογές 2024 - Δήμαρχοι".
- ^ Today, Limassol (2024-06-10). "Νέος Δήμαρχος Λεμεσού ο Γιάννης Αρμεύτης με 48,5%". Limassol Today (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ OmegaLive (2024-04-25). "Νίκος Νικολαΐδης: Θέλουμε Δήμο με διαφάνεια – Όχι να παραδώσουμε την πόλη στη διαπλοκή". OmegaLive. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ Κουρούσιη, Νικολέττα (2024-04-26). "Αυτοί είναι όλοι οι υποψήφιοι Δήμαρχοι, Αντιδήμαρχοι και Πρόεδροι Επαρχιακών Οργανισμών (Λίστα)". Φιλελεύθερος | Philenews (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Οικολόγοι: Στηρίζουν Χρίστο Μιχαηλίδη για τη Δημαρχία Λεμεσού | Offsite". www.offsite.com.cy. Retrieved 2024-09-10.