Elias defends Disy candidate appeal as electoral system faces scrutiny

Chief Returning Officer, Elikkos Elias, said on Tuesday that Anastasia Anthousi’s appeal to the electoral court over a disputed parliamentary seat was “honest”, whilst assuring that any ruling by the court would be fully implemented.

Anthousi, a Disy candidate for Nicosia during the recent parliamentary elections held in May, had filed an objection requesting a recount of votes at a polling station in Nikitari, after a correction of five votes affected the second distribution of parliamentary...