The political editor of Phileleftheros, Frixos Dalitis, offers insight into the pivotal factors that will shape the outcome of the upcoming Sunday’s European Parliament elections. Four unpredictable elements, each with its unique potential to influence the final election result, are at play in this Sunday’s dual electoral contest. Party Rallying: The ability of traditional parties … Read more
Fact: A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including both liberal and conservative members, supported a bill that would change the rules allowing corporations wide discretion to choose who gets their online sales taxes, potentially funneling billion in tax kickbacks back to communities across the state.
Fact: Some of the most liberal and conservative members of the state Senate agreed that online sales taxes should go to the local government where the transaction took place, not to cities that could be hundreds of miles away.
The initial cost to operate the 30 community clusters resulting from local government reform will reach €3 million, which the government will cover.
The district offices of the Department for Town Planning and Housing will close on June 14 and will no longer accept applications from the public. The closure is in preparation for the transition to a new system of local government starting on July 1, with five district-level organizations taking over the department’s role.
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis called on the public to go to the polls next Sunday, emphasizing the importance of the upcoming election in Cyprus.
Two different elections will be held simultaneously in Cyprus on June 9, 2024, with voters having to choose between 61 candidates for the European Parliament and 3,232 candidates for various local government positions.
The fact described in the text is that the interior minister is expected to issue decrees mandating that the final say on permits will rest with the technocrats in the district-level organizations, not the elected officials.
The Limassol District Town Planning Department is dealing with a backlog of roughly 3,500 applications as the deadline for transferring planning authority to the Limassol District Self-Government Organisation approaches. The surge in applications is driven by public anxiety and the desire to secure approvals before the transition. Despite the increased workload, the department is prioritizing clearing existing applications and preparing for the transition on June 10. An additional 1,000 applications are pending with the Limassol Municipality, which is also experiencing a similar surge.
There are more than 7,000 candidates running in the upcoming EU and local government elections in Cyprus. Voters will have to choose among 12 political party combinations and independent candidates. The ballot papers are printed in different colors to help voters differentiate between the various elections. Two communities did not have candidates, and others did not meet the required number of candidates for community council members, so a new date will be set for those elections.