Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 08-01-03
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[01] INTERIOR MINISTER NEW VOTERS
[01] INTERIOR MINISTER NEW VOTERS
Cyprus Interior Minister Christos Patsalides expressed his satisfaction
with the number of new voters that have been registered on the
electoral roll to be eligible to vote in Februarys presidential
elections.
Patsalides told CNA that 15.608 new voters were registered during the
last three months, adding that according to the data of the competent
authorities 12,000 more should have registered.
Patsalides added though that the campaign for the registration of new
voters was successful.
Invited to say if there will be any consequences for those who failed
to register, he said this issue would be examined in cooperation with
the Attorney General.
As regards the number of presidential candidates, Patsalides said that
even though candidacies will be officially submitted on January 18,
unofficially there are many persons who have asked for information,
apart from the already known candidates.
Current Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, House of Representatives
President and General Secretary of left-wing AKEL Demetris Christofias,
former Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, former Agriculture Minister
Costas Themistocleous, Member of the European Parliament Marios
Matsakis and businessman Andreas Efstratiou have already announced
their decision to run for the presidency in February.
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