Local administration entered new era on July 1

Local administration in Cyprus entered a new era on Monday, with newly elected district governors leading this huge step in the long-awaited reform.

To mark what has been hailed as an “historic day”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou held a press conference, during which he announced that President Nikos Christodoulides was planning a tour of the districts to see the reform in action.

The interior minister also announced that in September he would be launching a series...