Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-09-25

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

CONTENTS

[01] CYPRUS - ARCHBISHOPRIC ELECTIONS

[02] BAKOYIANNIS - UNSG - CYPRUS PROBLEM

[01] CYPRUS - ARCHBISHOPRIC ELECTIONS

The counting of ballots of non-refugees and refugees is expected to continue until midday Monday.

Orthodox Christians in Cyprus went to the polls on Sunday after 29 years, to elect 1,400 special representatives for the first phase of the elections. The procedure will culminate in early November with the announcement of the new Archbishop.

The contenders of the top post in the church hierarchy are the Bishop of Pafos Chrysostomos, the Bishop of Kition Chrysostomos, the Bishop of Limassol Athanasios and Kykkos Monastery Bishop Nikiforos.

Persons over 18 and are Orthodox Christians, either Greek or other (provided they have been residing on the island for over a year) were eligible voters for this electoral process to elect the special representatives.

Greek Cypriot refugees voted at the place of their current residence to elect special representatives for the church district they come from. The counting of their ballots is expected to continue throughout Monday.

Out of the 1,400 special representatives, 400 should be elected from the Archbishopric district that includes Famagusta district as well, and 200 from each of the metropolitan districts of Pafos, Larnaca, Kyrenia, Limassol and Morphou.

The 1,400 special representatives will subsequently elect 100 general representatives.

An Assembly will then be formed comprising of ex officio members (such as bishops, deputy bishops, abbots and monks) and the 100 general representatives.

The new Archbishop must secure the majority of votes in both ballot boxes of the ex officio members and the general representatives.

This complex voting procedure allows for three separate voting processes to take place before the name of the new Archbishop is announced.

The new Archbishop will replace the ailing Archbishop Chrysostomos, who has been incapacitated for the past four years.

Chrysostomos succeeded the late Archbishop and first President of the Republic of Cyprus Makarios III, who died on August 3, 1977.

Since Chrysostomos illness, the Church has been run by the Acting Primate of the church, Pafos Bishop Chrysostomos, as stipulated in the church Charter.

[02] BAKOYIANNIS - UNSG - CYPRUS PROBLEM

The meeting takes place on the sidelines of the 61st session of the UN General Assembly and the Greek presidency of the Security Council.

According to the Athens News Agency, Bakoyiannis will discuss with Annan the situation in the Middle East, the future status of Kosovo and the Cyprus problem.

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