Disappointing voter turnout in Nicosia
Nicosia saw the lowest voter turnout among all districts in Sunday’s European Parliament elections, marking a concerning trend in civic participation.
Nicosia saw the lowest voter turnout among all districts in Sunday’s European Parliament elections, marking a concerning trend in civic participation.
Initial results from Sunday’s ballots show that none of the big three parties have reached their stated goals, although all may try to spin a positive narrative from them.
All three lanes of the east-bound carriageway on the Athens-Corinth highway were given back to motorists heading for the capital on Sunday afternoon to facilitate voters returning from their native towns and villages to their place of residence.
The first exit polls in Cyprus showed that 24-year-old influencer Fidias Panayiotou, who runs as an independent candidate, landed in the third place securing a seat in the European Parliament.
The next heads of the European Union will have to give answers to major challenges.
Socialist PASOK expressed reserved optimism after the publication of the official exit poll for Sunday’s European Parliament vote, expressing satisfaction with its improved performance – albeit by a small margin.
A candidate running for a seat in European Parliament with the Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace (KIEF) was arrested on Sunday for allegedly handing out pre-marked ballots outside a polling station in Rodopi.
Firefighters on Sunday were fighting to control a big blaze at a landfill in Corinthia in the northern Peloponnese that was being fed by the large quantities of flammable material at the dump.
Dr Clare Bailey Mosley paid tribute to her husband TV doctor and columnist Michael Mosley who was found dead on the Greek island of Symi earlier on Sunday.
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the EU elections. Voters are casting ballots in two dozen languages in 27 countries with scores of different campaign issues.