Our View: Political games have turned local elections into farce

Candidacies were submitted on Wednesday and Thursday for the most complex elections ever held in Cyprus. On the same day, June 9, people would be voting for Members of European Parliament and an unprecedented number of local government officials.

There are 63 candidates for the six seats in the European Parliament while for the local authority elections, which include school boards, there are 3,232 candidates. Although the vote for the European Parliament is straightforward, the vote for...