2016 Limassol municipal election

2016 Limassol municipal election

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Turnout	48.66%
Candidate Nicos Nicolaides Andreas Christou Party Independent [a] Independent [b] Popular vote 13,920 13,911 Percentage 48.30% 48.27%
Mayor before election Andreas Christou Independent Elected mayor Nicos Nicolaides Independent

The 2016 Limassol Municipal election was a municipal election that took place in Limassol on December 16, 2016, alongside other local elections. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Independent candidate Nicos Nicolaides narrowly won the mayorship, securing 48.30% of the vote, defeating two-term incumbent Andreas Christou, who garnered 48.27%. Nicolaides won by a margin of just 9 votes. ^[4]

Background

Three independent candidates contested the 2016 Limassol municipal election: Andreas Christou, Nicos Nicolaides and Charis Aristidou. ^[5] Christou, who had served as mayor since 2007, ^[6] sought re-election for a third term, but was narrowly defeated by Nicolaides. ^[7]

Nicos Nicolaides, although a former MP of the centre-left EDEK, did not receive the party's support. ^[8] Instead, he was backed by the then-ruling DISY, ^[9] the Green party, ^[10] the Solidarity Movement ^[11] and Limassol Architects Movement. ^[12] Incumbent Andreas Christou received support from AKEL, DIKO and EDEK. ^[8]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nicos Nicolaides	Independent [c]	13,920	48.30
	Andreas Christou	Independent [d]	13,911	48.27
	Charis Aristidou	Independent	986	3.42
Total			28,817	100.00
Valid votes			28,817	93.68
Invalid votes			434	1.41
Blank votes			1,510	4.91
Total votes			30,761	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			63,208	48.67
Source: Official Results [4]

Notes

1. Supported by DISY, KOSP and Solidarity Movement.
2. Supported by AKEL, DIKO and EDEK.
3. Supported by DISY, KOSP and Solidarity Movement.
4. Supported by AKEL, DIKO and EDEK.

References

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