MUNICIPAL LOCAL AND BY-ELECTIONS HELD IN TRNC

Turkish Cypriots yesterday went to ballot for the eighth times since 1974 and elected their local and municipal administrators. As the result of yesterday’s municipal, local and by-elections, mayors, municipality council members, mukhtars, village council members and the two members of the TRNC parliament were elected.   

According to the latest unofficial results of the elections in the TRNC, as released by the High Electoral Council, where the voter participation was 75%, in municipal and local elections, the National Unity Party (UBP) has won 10 out of the 28 municipalities, while the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) won 8, Democrat Party (DP) 7 and in 3 municipalities, independent candidates won the seats for Mayor.

The results of the 5 district municipalities are as follows:

Cemal Bulutoglulari from the DP has become the new Mayor of Lefkosa. In Girne, the CTP candidate Sumer Aygin has been re-elected as the Mayor of the city. In Gazimagusa, CTP candidate Oktay Kayalp has also been re-elected. In Guzelyurt, the UBP candidate Mahmut Ozcinar has been re-elected.  UBP candidate, Halil Ibrahim Orun won the municipal elections in Iskele.

Meanwhile, according to the unofficial results of the bi-elections in the Lefkoşa and Girne Constituencies as released by the High Electoral Council, CTP candidates has won two seats in the parliament.

Following the elections, the CTP’s number of seats in the TRNC parliament increased to 25 from 23, where UBP has 17, DP 7 and BDH 1 seats.