Over 700 EDEK members excluded from voting in party leadership election amid rising tensions
The EDEK party is facing internal conflict as over 700 members have reportedly been excluded from the electoral rolls, preventing them from voting in the ongoing leadership election. The exclusion is said to be based on the claim that these members did not vote for EDEK in previous elections, a justification that has been disputed since the party's Extraordinary Congress decision only applied to members who ran as candidates for other parties.
Tensions escalated at one of the party’s polling stations when several individuals were denied the right to vote. Those excluded assert that they were removed from the membership register without prior consultation. Notably, an EDEK member who recently stood as a candidate in local elections was among those excluded.
Further controversy surrounds the compilation of the electoral rolls. Reports indicate that a Credentials Committee appointed by the Central Committee, rather than the one from the Extraordinary Congress, prepared the lists. The leadership vote is taking place today at eight polling centers across Cyprus, Athens, and London.
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