A total of 261 candidacies from 18 party lists, along with four from independent candidates, have been submitted for the 24 May Parliamentary Elections in the Nicosia electoral district, the Returning Officer in that district, Andreas Hadjipakkos, announced on Wednesday.
In statements following the expiration of the nominations deadline, Hadjipakkos said a total of 261 candidacies have been submitted from 18 party lists and four individual independent candidates, he said. He added that 180 candidates, or 69%, are men, while 81 candidates, or 31%, are women.
Hadjipakkos further explained that, based on the provisions of the elections legislation and the number of registered voters, the number of parliamentary seats allocated to the Nicosia district amounts to 19. Eleven party lists are contesting the elections with a full slate of 19 candidates, one list has 16 candidates, one has 11, one has 9, one has 5, one has 4, one has 2, and one list has a single candidate, he added.
He noted that the names of the candidates will be posted at the nomination venue and at the offices of the Nicosia District Administration.
He also said that any voter may submit an objection to any candidacy within 24 hours from the deadline for submission of nominations, that is, from 12:30 pm Wednesday until 12:30 pm on Thursday, 7 May 2026, specifying the grounds on which the objection is based.
Any objections submitted will be examined as quickly as possible so that the candidacies can be finalised and the printing of the ballot papers can proceed, he concluded.