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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 11-12-18
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[01] Voting is running smoothly, police say
[01] Voting is running smoothly, police say
Voting at polling stations across the government-controlled areas of
the Republic of Cyprus, in elections for local authorities, is running
smoothly, Chief of Police Michalis Papageorgiou has said, adding that
by 12:00 noon, when the polling stations closed for one hour, no
incidents or problems had been reported.
The role of the Police is to observe the law and ensure that elections
will wrap up smoothly, Papageorgiou said. He pointed out that members
of the Police are conducting patrols at polling stations and political
party offices, adding that traffic wardens will control the traffic at
polling stations and at regional electoral centres, where the votes
will be counted.
Papageorgiou stated that the Crisis Management Centre at Police
Headquarters is in constant communication with the Police at polling
stations and with the Chief Returning Officer.
Municipal elections take place every five years in December. The first
elections held in Cyprus following the islands accession to the EU took
place in 2006. That was the first time other EU nationals secured the
right to vote in the Republic in accordance with EU law.
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