New Nicosia mayor pledges to make reform work

Nicosia’s newly appointed mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Monday expressed strong confidence in the success of local government reform in the capital.

During the handover ceremony, Prontzos also underlined his commitment “to making the reform work effectively.”

In the election last month Prountzos garnered almost three times as many votes as his main rival Nicos Tornaritis.

“We want to embrace this change with confidence because I believe it will succeed, and we will ensure it does,” he said...