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Edek will elect a new leader on June 1, following the surprise resignation of Marinos Sizopoulos, according to reports on Friday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that the elections have already ...

In a move that took party cadres by surprise, Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos announced on Thursday that he was stepping down. Sizopoulos delivered the news to party cadres during a ...

Political parties are discussing the increase of the number of deputies from 56 to 63. The proposal was discussed on Thursday at the House interior committee, submitted by its chairman and Edek ...

The Cypriot government is ramping up efforts to tackle the housing crisis, with nearly 1,900 new residential units expected under the “Build to Rent” scheme, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said Sunday that since his government took office, they have addressed all major issues and have put specific actions on track for implementation through a human-centred approach.  ...

On October 10 the anti-corruption authority will begin hearing an alleged corruption case implicating Edek leader and MP Marinos Sizopoulos, media reports said on Monday. Brought to light by a former ...

Mixed reactions followed the open letter published over the weekend by Maria Angela Holguin, the UN secretary-general’s personal Cyprus envoy – some dismissed it as generic and tone-deaf to the ...

Former Strovolos mayor and Edek member Savvas Iliophotou has called for the resignation of the party’s leader Marinos Sizopoulos, following the abysmal results of the three centrist parties – Edek, ...

Former Edek MP George Varnava left the party on Friday, slamming party leader Marinos Sizopoulos as he announced his exit. He accused Sizopoulos of carrying out “a policy of exterminating ...

Edek is weighing up its options for collaborating with other political parties for the upcoming elections for mayors, vice mayors and regional presidents, its leader said on Sunday. “We hope ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou met with Edek Leader Marinos Sizopoulos on Thursday to discuss immigration, judicial reform, juvenile delinquency, and a raft of other issues. Following the meeting, Procopiou told ...

A spat between Edek party leader Marinos Sizopoulos and EU MP Demetris Papadakis over leaked audio of conversation that preceded the MEP’s removal from the party by the party ...

Leaked bribery audio of an exchange between Edek party leader Marinos Sizopoulos and former party member and EU MP Demetris Papadakis surfaced on Tuesday, sparking an exchange between the two. ...

Socialist party Edek on Wednesday responded with a strong statement to comments made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his address to the UN General Assembly overnight in New ...

Socialist Edek on Friday suggested motorists going to the north should be required to cross with a three-quarters full tank, or pay €500, as a means of stopping them from filling ...

Political parties on Monday condemned the attacks on people and homes in Chlorakas during an anti-migrant protest overnight, while far-right opposition Elam has instead blamed the attacks on migrants. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides was on Monday urged by one of his government allies to get the state-run power utility to refund people in the next batch of electricity bills to ...

After almost two decades of the Annan Plan referendum on the Cyprus problem, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said that the Greek Cypriot side was rewarded for rejecting the plan, ...

Edek vowed that it will not kneel before the political underworld as it condemned an attack by arsonists on its office building in Tsiakkilero, Larnaca. “Behind the cowardly act, there ...

Former Edek party member and MEP Demetris Papadakis said on Thursday that he is looking to start a new political movement based on social-democratic values. According to Papadakis, his initiative ...

Parties and presidential candidates as well as the government on Friday widely condemned violent break outs at the Grivas rally during the state budget vote, with some calling the damage ...

Presidential candidate Nikos Christdoulides said on Sunday he would form a government of national unity that would also include people who had not supported him if he is successful in ...

Leader of the Edek party Marinos Sizopoulos on Sunday called on President Nicos Anastasiades to request from the UN that it recall its special representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart. He ...

Socialist party Edek on Monday welcomed a recent court ruling in favour of a bondholder whose life savings got wiped out during the 2013 financial meltdown. In a statement, the party ...