Sixty-three candidates submit for European Parliament elections

A total of 63 candidacies were submitted at the Filoxenia conference centre in Nicosia on Wednesday for the European Parliament elections that will take place June 9.

According to Chief Returning Officer Elikkos Ilias, 61 of the candidates are running with the backing of their parties, while the only two are standing as independent candidates.

Ilias said that the candidacy submission process for the selection of the six Cypriot MEP was carried out smoothly and without any issues.