Our View: Election over, time for Anastasiades to pay the piper
THE ELECTIONS may be over but now the winning candidate will have to deal with the consequences of a campaign dominated by populist irresponsibility. On...
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Our View: High rise plans in Limassol are getting way out of our control
Every few months we learn that a conditional approval has been given by the authorities for yet another high-rise building in Limassol. These developments have...
Our View: Hydrocarbons exploration a minefield of unknowns
A GAS discovery in the Cypriot EEZ was announced by Italy’s energy giant ENI on Thursday. Analysis of data, the company said, showed that it...
Our View: Serious ramifications if finance minister steps down
SPECULATION about the line-up of President Anastasiades’ new cabinet has already begun. Two members of the Council of Ministers – Ioannis Kasoulides and Giorgos Pamborides...
Our View: Diko expulsions question Papadopoulos’ ability to lead party
Nikolas Papadopoulos wasted little time in dealing with his party’s dissidents. The day after the presidential election was over, Diko’s disciplinary council was convened to...
Our View: No place for cliches about unity. We need a leader
MOST OF the political cliches uttered by President Anastasiades, after Sunday’s election victory, had the theme of unity. Not only did he send a “message...
Our View: The next five years will be a lot tougher for Anastasiades
IN THE END, it was a comfortable win for President Anastasiades, the people giving him a mandate for another five years. Sunday’s vote was also...
Our View: Loss of sheep mentality good for today’s winner
People return to the polling stations today to elect a president. Current President Nicos Anastasiades is favourite to win a second term although it is...
Our View: Poachers need to feel the full force of the law
Four cars in the same Larnaca neighbourhood were set alight and completely destroyed in the early hours of Thursday. Two of the cars, parked in...
Our View: Spokesman’s conspiracy about map withdrawal is nonsensical
ANYONE hearing the government spokesman Nicos Chistodoulides speaking yesterday could have thought he had decided to introduce a little levity to the elections campaign. Christodoulides,...
