Posts tagged with "AKEL"

Akel says it’s breaking off ties with Israeli and US embassies Cyprus

Akel says it’s breaking off ties with Israeli and US embassies

May 16th, 2018 Main opposition Akel said on Wednesday it would freeze its relations with the embassies of Israel and the US in Cyprus in protest over what it described as the new cycle of violence against the Palestinians. The party organised a peaceful rally on Wednesday to the embassy of Israel in Nicosia, with the participation of many...
UK Labour MP pessimistic about Cyprus problem solution Cyprus

UK Labour MP pessimistic about Cyprus problem solution

April 27th, 2018 Prospects on finding a solution to the Cyprus problem appear to be grim at the moment, a British Labour MP said on Friday. At a meeting at Akel’s headquarters with leader Andros Kyprianou, Labour MP Fabian Hamilton said the picture appears quite pessimistic right now and that President Nicos Anastasiades does not appear to be too...
Akel urges TCs to view solution as the way to gain gas wealth Cyprus Talks

Akel urges TCs to view solution as the way to gain gas wealth

April 23rd, 2018   Main opposition Akel on Monday told foreign diplomats in Cyprus the simplest and surest way for Turkish Cypriots to ensure their share in the island’s hydrocarbons wealth was to help reach a solution. Addressing 35 ambassadors and other diplomats at a lunch in Nicosia, Akel leader Andros Kyprianou spoke about the failure...
Akel protests against Syria strike and use of British bases Cyprus

Akel protests against Syria strike and use of British bases

April 16th, 2018 Edon, the youth wing of communist Akel, staged a demonstration outside the heavily fortressed US embassy in Nicosia on Monday night to protest against air strikes on Syria at the weekend, some of which were launched from the British base at Akrotiri. Main opposition Akel has accused the government of being complicit in the air strikes...
Akel boycotts CyBC (Updated) Cyprus

Akel boycotts CyBC (Updated)

April 13th, 2018 Main opposition party Akel said on Friday it has decided to boycott the state broadcaster’s news shows for the next few days over what it calls CyBC’s failure to publish the party’s statements over the past couple of days. The party said in a statement that it has repeatedly complained about being discriminated against over time...
‘EU sends clear message to Ankara’ Cyprus

‘EU sends clear message to Ankara’

March 27th, 2018 Political party reaction to the Varna summit was mixed on Tuesday with the two main parties, ruling Disy and opposition Akel, welcoming the statements on Cyprus by EU leaders. Disy said the EU had shown solidarity with Cyprus over Turkey’s violation of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “The European Union has sent a clear...
Akel seeks to boost appeal Cyprus

Akel seeks to boost appeal

March 23rd, 2018 Main opposition Akel is looking to reinvent itself by redefining its organizational operation and formulation of policy as well as giving a bigger role to people who are not party members but share its leftist ideology as it seeks to broaden its support base within the society, its leader Andros Kyprianou said on Friday. “We are not...
Opposition parties furious over Co-op sale Cyprus

Opposition parties furious over Co-op sale

March 20th, 2018 Opposition parties were furious on Tuesday over the government’s move to put the Co-op Bank under the hammer without telling the House, they said. The bank was recapitalised with almost €1.7bn in taxpayers’ money in 2014 and 2015, but it is struggling with some €6bn of non-performing loans, accounting for more than half of its...
Akel and United Cyprus call for resumption of talks Cyprus Talks

Akel and United Cyprus call for resumption of talks

March 12th, 2018 The general secretaries of Akel and Turkish Cypriot party United Cyprus appealed on Monday to President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to resume talks on resolving the Cyprus problem. After a meeting at Akel’s headquarters they called on the two leaders to pick up where they left off in Crans-Montana...
Anastasiades on track, minister says in response to Akel accusations Cyprus

Anastasiades on track, minister says in response to Akel accusations

March 9th, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades is not pushing for any other settlement solution other than the one being discussed at the negotiating table, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Friday. The minister was responding to the offensive launched by Akel leader Andros Kyprianou this week against Anastasiades’ handling of the Cyprus...
Diko: can the ‘party of strife’ weather its latest drama? Cyprus

Diko: can the ‘party of strife’ weather its latest drama?

February 11th, 2018 By Elias Hazou THE purge within Diko, with the ouster of over a dozen party members earlier this week, is expected to rage on as for the moment the two camps seem dead-set on a collision path. Will the internal rift cause the implosion of the party founded in 1976, or will the crisis blow over as it has on so many occasions in the...
Election losers engage in blame-game over defeat Elections2018

Election losers engage in blame-game over defeat

February 5th, 2018 A war of words broke out on Monday with the losers of the presidential election race all blaming the others for failing to prevent the re-election of Nicos Anastasiades. The fighting begun after Akel leader Andros Kyprianou in his speech on Sunday night after the final election results indirectly blamed the so-called parties of the...
All Cyprus parties offer congratulations to Anastasiades Elections2018

All Cyprus parties offer congratulations to Anastasiades

February 5th, 2018 Re-elected President Nicos Anastasiades was congratulated for his feat on Sunday, garnering the support of over 50 per cent of voters and was even wished divine light for the next half decade he is set to govern the country. Akel general secretary Andros Kyprianou, whose party backed independent candidate Stavros Malas, said the...
Malas ‘disappointed but fight was worth it’ (updated) Elections2018

Malas ‘disappointed but fight was worth it’ (updated)

February 4th, 2018 Independent presidential candidate Stavros Malas, who ran and lost for the second time on Sunday, congratulated his rival, incumbent Nicos Anastasiades and said although the result was disappointing, it was the will of the people and should be respected. In his address after the runoff election was over, Malas thanked those who...
Katsourides backs Malas for the presidency (updated) Cyprus

Katsourides backs Malas for the presidency (updated)

December 22nd, 2017 Prominent Akel figure Nicos Katsourides, who was indefinitely suspended in 2015, issued a statement on Friday backing Stavros Malas for the presidency. “As a member of Akel, I want to declare my support for Stavros Malas,” Katsourides said. “A candidacy approved by overwhelming majority of Akel members.” In May 2015, Akel...
Akel ponders return of prodigal son Katsourides Elections2018

Akel ponders return of prodigal son Katsourides

December 21st, 2017 Mothballed politician Nicos Katsourides may soon be fully reinstated into Akel, in a move that is hoped will give the party’s candidate a crucial boost ahead of January’s presidential elections. Reports say Katsourides, a veteran Akel cadre who was expelled from Akel’s collective organs in May 2015, has been in talks with his...
Prominent Akel member Katsourides future still in the balance Cyprus

Prominent Akel member Katsourides future still in the balance

November 22nd, 2017 Main opposition Akel is to decide after the presidential elections whether to reinstate or expel from the party its once prominent member Nicos Katsourides whom it indefinitely suspended in May 2015 over his alleged involvement in the Dromolaxia scandal, it was reported on Tuesday. According to the daily Politis, Akel is to make the...
Parties spar over development of health service reform Cyprus

Parties spar over development of health service reform

November 10th, 2017 Diko leader and presidential candidate Nicolas Papadopoulos tried to undermine the single-payer element of the national health system (Gesy) voted into law last June following meetings with insurance companies, Akel leader Andros Kyprianou said on Friday. In a surprising turn of events, opposition party leader Kyprianou appeared to be...
Akel MP sues Disy colleague over leaked police documents claim Cyprus

Akel MP sues Disy colleague over leaked police documents claim

October 31st, 2017 Main opposition Akel MP Irini Charalambidou said Tuesday she had instructed her lawyers to file a slander lawsuit against ruling Disy MP Zaharias Zahariou after he repeatedly accused her of receiving and leaking classified documents from the former chief of police. Charalambidou said the decision had not been an easy one but there was...
Akel leader’s guard found dead Cyprus

Akel leader’s guard found dead

October 27th, 2017 A policeman seconded for years to the guard of Akel leader Andros Kyprianou was found dead in the party’s headquarters, it emerged on Friday. Police were informed of a gunshot heard at Akel’s headquarters in down-town Nicosia early on Friday afternoon. At the scene, a person was found dead and police sources told the Cyprus...
Our View: Sale of state land neither corrupt nor immoral Our View

Our View: Sale of state land neither corrupt nor immoral

October 25th, 2017 ‘AFTER the beaches they are selling the state’s land,’ screamed the front page headline of Tuesday’s Haravghi, reporting a government plan to sell big plots of land belonging to the state. This is perfectly in keeping with the communist party’s ideology, which wants a big powerful state that is a landowner and entrepreneur in...
Akel leader pledges to push bill for gender-change registration   Cyprus

Akel leader pledges to push bill for gender-change registration  

October 17th, 2017 A bill which gives individuals the right to change their gender identity and discrimination faced by LGBT people, was at the centre of a meeting on Tuesday between Akel general-secretary Andros Kyprianou and a delegation from Accept LGBT Cyprus. In statements after the meeting, Kyprianou said he would study what was needed order to...
Akel supporters demonstrate against Grivas monument Cyprus

Akel supporters demonstrate against Grivas monument

October 16th, 2017 Main opposition Akel on Monday held a protest in Limassol against the municipality’s decision to allow the building of a monument to honour general Georgios Grivas whom the party considers one of the main culprits for the events that led up to Turkish invasion. The protesters marched to the Government House Square where they voiced...
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