Paphos: A total of 67 candidacies were submitted on Wednesday by 16 party lists and two independent candidates in the Paphos electoral district, ahead of the parliamentary elections to be held on May 24th, according to Efphrosyne Georgiou, Returning Officer for the Paphos electoral district.
According to Cyprus News Agency, 10 party lists will participate in the elections with a full ballot of five candidates. Two party lists consist of four candidates each. One party list consists of three candidates, one other consists of two candidates, and two consist of one candidate each.
The distribution of candidates by gender includes 50 candidacies or 74.60% men and 17 candidacies or 25.40% women. The names of the candidates have been posted on the nominations site for public information, and a relevant announcement will be issued by the Office of the Chief Returning Officer.
Objections to any candidacies may be submitted by any voter within 24 hours of the expiry of the deadline for submission. This period extends from 12:30 p.m. today until 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Any objections submitted will be examined promptly to finalize the candidacies and proceed with preparations for printing the ballots.
It is noted that no candidacy was submitted by Democratic Change and Far-Left Resistance Communism in the Paphos electoral district.