Councils with large Greek populations, including Georges River and Canterbury-Bankstown, have been impacted after the NSW Liberals missed the candidate nomination deadline for the local elections in September.
In Georges River, two out of five Liberal Party candidates were wiped from the ticket after the Liberal Party failed to submit candidate nominations to the NSW Electoral Commission by midday on Wednesday, August 14.
Peakhurst Ward candidate Lou Konjarski and Mortdale Ward newcomer Dr Andrew Ng will miss out on contesting the upcoming local election.
Fellow Liberal candidates for Hurstville Ward (Nancy Lui), Kogarah Bay Ward (Sam Stratikopoulos) and Blakehurst Ward (Oliver Dimoski) managed to make it through unscathed onto the party ticket.
The Canterbury-Bankstown local government elections have also been thrown into disarray as two of the four Liberal candidates were wiped from the ticket. Sitting Liberal councillors Charlie Ishac and Charbel Abouraad will miss out on contesting the upcoming local election.
It is understood the Liberal Party has forfeited as many as 48 council spots and failed to nominate up to 140 candidates due to the election nomination “debacle.”
Other council areas impacted include the Northern Beaches, Lane Cove, Shoalhaven, Wollongong, Campbelltown, Camden and Blue Mountains.
The debacle has seen Richard Shields sacked as the Liberal Party State Director on Thursday, August 15 after a late night crisis meeting.
Source: The Daily Telegraph.
