Christos Panayiotides

I have read with interest the latest book by Chrysostomos Pericleous called “Leaders Inferior to Circumstances”. The book covers the last 20 years of Cyprus’ political history. The author openly criticises ...

I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the response Serdar Atai got to his recent article, The Bitter Truth, published on September 1 in the Cyprus Mail. Admittedly, there were ...

Northern Epirus is a triangular Greek-speaking region that starts from the Greek-Albanian border and extends north-westerly to Vlorë (Avlonas) and north-easterly to Korçë (Korytsa) and the Small Lake of Prespa. ...

All chapters of the book – with the exception of the last one – reflect a brief review of recent Cypriot political history. In general, I agree with the comments of the ...

It is apparent that the authors of the legislation lacked the know-how necessary. As has happened in the past, omissions will lead to deadlocks Recently, I had the opportunity to ...

This letter is coming from California which is big both in terms of population (40 million) and land area (425 thousand square kilometres, compared to the area of Cyprus, which is less ...

The important parliamentary elections in Greece will take place on June 25. This time, the electoral system will be better balanced between proportionally representing in parliament all the political forces of ...

By Christos Panayiotides A lot of friends have asked me questions about the new Greek voting system, which they are struggling to understand. Here is my response in a nutshell, ...

Disillusioned by the election results and the failure to act on suggestions to root out corruption and find a viable solution to the Cyprus problem Last Sunday, the Greek Cypriot ...

We may have a unique opportunity to achieve the political climate Cyprus so badly needs In the aftermath of the first round of the presidential elections, many political analysts provided ...

The two major parties must work together By Christos Panayiotides I confess that I am not a fan of electoral polls because they disorientate the election process by defocusing the ...

With our vote we must send the right message to the Turkish Cypriots Çırak is a Turkish word and literally means an apprentice craftsman, a craftsman’s assistant. But, in ...

By Christos Panayiotides As you know, Constantinople was captured by the Turkish army on May 29, 1453, marking the end of the Byzantine empire, which lasted over a thousand years. In the ...

The rejectionists favouring the partition of Cyprus play into the hands of Turkey Regrettably, the rejectionist parties of Cyprus as well as their leaders are playing into the hands of ...

Elections are only a month away. It’s time to take a serious look at our choices In my mind, there is absolutely no doubt that the presidential candidate nominated ...

And it’s time it published audited accounts The election result of the first round of the ecclesiastical elections was significant in that the voter turnout was striking low at 30 ...

Recently, the promised details on the Cyprus problem of Nikos Christodoulides’ election manifesto were made public with great fanfare. I have carefully read the relevant text of some 2,000 words three ...

I suspect that you are aware of the mega scandal that has recently erupted within the European Parliament and has led to the removal of Eva Kaili as vice-president. Eva ...

Last Friday, the Eastern Mediterranean Think Tank held a press conference at the Journalists’ House in Nicosia, where a comprehensive set of ideas for reaching an agreement between Greek Cypriots ...

He must define his position on the Cyprus problem I have repeatedly made it clear that for me the major issue of the presidential election campaign is – rightly so – the ...

The fact remains that the majority of Greek Cypriots continue to be in favour of reunification A recent nationwide telephone poll by CMRC, on a sample of 1,247 respondents, showed that 53 ...

Both two-states and a loose federation do not work if we wish to remain part of the EU A fundamental mistake committed by the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and ...

And that became clear with the eulogies for the late archbishop By Christos Panayiotides The opposite of hyperbole is objective assessment, which unfortunately is often an element missing from the ...

Uncontrollable immigration is closely linked to the lack of a solution “The knot has reached the comb” is a cry that it is often heard outside Kokkinotrimithia, near Nicosia, where ...