Andri Hadjiandreou sworn in as Aglandjia deputy mayor after byelection win

Nicosia, Cyprus. Andri Hadjiandreou was sworn in on Monday as Aglandjia’s new deputy mayor after winning Sunday’s election. The ceremony took place at the Nicosia district government offices.

Election result

Hadjiandreou defeated Prokopis Prokopiou with 55.49 per cent of the vote, receiving 2,309 votes out of 4,209 cast.

The abstention rate was 72.27 per cent. In addition to the counted ballots, 29 ballots were invalid and 20 were blank.

Post-election remarks

In her speech, Hadjiandreou thanked the individuals and political parties that supported her campaign, including Akel, Edek, the Ecologists Movement and the Greens.

She said she hoped to continue working with the parties and organisations that supported her to fulfill the promises made during the campaign.

Hadjiandreou also thanked election commissioner Andreas Hadjipakkos for overseeing what she described as a smooth election.

“We visited all the polling stations. Everything ran smoothly from the very first minute to the very last,” she said.

Advice on local governance

Hadjipakkos told Hadjiandreou that citizens have high expectations and said local government is the institution closest to the people.

Reason for the byelection

The byelection was held after previous deputy mayor Andreas Constantinou was elected to the House as an MP.