The “quarrel” between the government and Disy on the housing crisis resembles “a dog chasing its tail”, Akel said on Thursday, charging that there is little policy difference between the ...
Edek on Sunday refused to accept party leader Nikos Anastasiou’s resignation after he had attempted to leave the post in light of the party losing all its seats at ...
Akel’s central committee on Wednesday unanimously endorsed party secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou as its candidate for the presidency of the House of Representatives.
The decision was taken during a plenary ...
As the new parliament is getting ready to convene its first plenum on Thursday, electing a new House president is proving tougher than anticipated, as parties are still tiptoeing around ...
Akel’s politburo decided on Tuesday to refer discussions on the election of the next House president to the party’s central committee, which is due to meet on Wednesday.
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There are still a number of communist parties active in the world, among them those in China and Cyprus, which, in their different ways kept the red flag flying after ...
Akel won the most votes of any party among Cypriots who voted in the United Kingdom, taking 38.2 per cent of votes cast at the two polling stations set up in ...
Disy and Akel retained all the seats they had held in the last parliament at Sunday’s election, defying pre-election polls which had predicted losses for both parties to win 17 ...
Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou called on voters to participate “responsibly for the present and future of our society and our Cyprus” after casting his ballot on Sunday morning in Yeri.
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A televised debate between political leaders intensified on Wednesday night after a dispute between Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou and Elam leader Christos Christou escalated into accusations involving fascism, communism, Eoka ...
Elam leader Christos Christou intensified his dispute with Akel on Wednesday over the wartime role of former president Demetris Christofias, arguing that official national guard records do not place him ...
Elam parliamentary candidate in Famagusta Fivos Kyprianou said he would be tabling a bill if elected MP to outlaw political parties such as Akel, Volt and Direct Democracy, which he ...
A televised debate between Elam leader Christos Christou and Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou turned heated on Monday night during a discussion on security and developments in the Middle East.
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Depending on where you stand, the record participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections either augurs chaotic fragmentation – the political landscape gone unhinged – or signals a pluralistic, maturing political culture. More ...
Fresh polling published on Saturday points to a highly competitive parliamentary election, with Disy maintaining a narrow lead over Akel and a split House increasingly likely after the May 24 vote.
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A confrontation broke out on Friday during a televised political panel on Alpha TV, as representatives of Akel and Elam exchanged accusations of fascism, extremism and political intimidation ahead of ...
Akel boss Stefanos Stefanou said on Thursday that Akel does not rule out seeking the role of House speaker after the parliamentary elections, while insisting that political offices are not ...
Disy is beginning to pull out a lead ahead of Akel, according to the latest poll ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary elections, with both parties vying to be the largest ...
The government and Akel traded strongly-worded statements over the state of the economy on Saturday, with Akel decrying the fact that one in six people in Cyprus are, according to ...
The government’s handling of the ‘videogate’ affair leaves a great deal to be desired, and it even suggests the administration may have been subjected to extortion, opposition Akel said ...
Irene Charalambides has rejected claims attributed to Akel regarding her political actions, as tensions between the former party member and the politburo intensify ahead of the parliamentary elections.
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A parliamentary committee will on Wednesday convene extraordinarily to discuss a bill aiming to tighten up the rules regarding the granting of so-called ‘golden visas’.
The legislative proposal, put forward ...
A new Noverna Analytics survey conducted on behalf of Politis indicates that most voters see the upcoming parliamentary elections as a decisive stage in the selection of potential presidential candidates ...
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Tuesday demanded that the government take action to save the island’s tourism industry amid an ongoing conflict in the Middle East and reports of ...