Some 378,150 people cast their ballots in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Cyprus, the General Electoral Commissioner announced, putting final turnout at 66.4% of the 569,182 registered voters — up from 63.9% in the 2021 parliamentary elections.
Famagusta recorded the highest turnout of any district at 72.3%, followed by Paphos at 71.0%. Larnaca and Nicosia came in at 67.3% and 67.2% respectively, while Limassol recorded 61.9%. Overseas voters turned out at 67.3%.
In a parallel vote for the representative of the Maronite religious community, 3,175 of 4,624 registered voters cast ballots, a turnout of 68.7%.
A CyBC exit poll based on 80% of its sample, released at 6pm, put DISY on 22.5–25.5% and AKEL on 21–24%, with far-right ELAM in third place on 10.5–12.5%. DIKO followed on 8–10%, with Direct Democracy on 5.5–7.5% and ALMA on 4.5–5.5%. Volt and EDEK each registered 3–4%, while the Ecologists, DIPA and the Hunters’ Party each came in at 2–3%.
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