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Main opposition Akel have all but ruled out backing any party leader for candidate for next year’s presidential elections, in a strong signal to the...
Cyprus hits back at EP resolution, opposition parties, over Pandora furore (Updated)
A European Parliament (EP) resolution specifically naming President Nicos Anastasiades in connection with the Pandora Papers, negative media articles, and the opposition calling for his...
MP said artist controversy was not reason for resignation as Diko spokesman
Diko MP Pavlos Mylonas has said that the cabinet’s decision to drop disciplinary procedures against controversial public school headteacher and artist Giorgos Gavriel was not...
Opposition parties will not participate in government (update 2)
Following Monday’s refusal by opposition parties Akel, Edek and Elam, on Tuesday, Diko, Dipa and the Greens declined to participate in the government, scuppering President...
Anastasiades takes shot at Diko after party’s election ad backfired
President Nicos Anastasiades accused Diko on Wednesday of proposing nothing and rejecting everything, as he took a shot at the party over an online ad...
Diko election ad pulled after it misses its mark
A Diko advertisement alleging that the ruling Disy government is rife with corruption was pulled soon after it aired following backlash online. The ad, which...
Our View: A sad reflection on the lengths parties prepared to go for votes
In the end, the fear of being blamed by businesses and the self-employed of depriving them of much-needed cash liquidity persuaded the opposition parties to...
Diko leader accuses president of political fraud
People need to know President Nicos Anastasiades’ intentions on the Cyprus problem, Diko leader Nicolas Papadopoulos said on Tuesday, pointing out that just days before...
Coronavirus: Diko blasts government over Covid policies
The government is purposefully ignoring the real picture of how the island is faring in the coronavirus pandemic, opposition party Diko said on Sunday. Accusing...
Our View: The current government has reverted to the state profligacy of the past
Promotions and appointments in the broader public sector have become something of a tradition ahead of elections, ever since the late president Spyros Kyprianou introduced...