Cabinet approves bill to lower voting age to 17
Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill which will reduce Cyprus’ voting age from 18 to 17, while also approving a bill which will mean people will now be automatically registered to vote ...
‘Parties should pay state back €2.5 million’
The state needs to recoup €2.5 million given to political parties in grants over the last few years, the auditor-general said in a report released Tuesday.
In its report auditing parliament, ...
Voter survey split over dangers from Elam, sees need for new parties
A total of 43 per cent of Cypriots believe the rise of Elam is “dangerous for democracy” while 58 per cent said there was a need for new parties, according to a ...
Trump tells Christians they won’t have to vote after this election
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him this November, “in four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have ...
US warns Venezuela’s Maduro of need for free election on Sunday
The White House on Thursday expressed concern about the threat of violence in Venezuela’s election on Sunday and warned President Nicolas Maduro of the need to hold a fair ...
French lawmakers re-elect Macron’s ally Braun-Pivet as speaker in blow to left
France’s outgoing parliament president Yael Braun-Pivet won a second mandate on Thursday, in a vote that President Emmanuel Macron’s camp hopes will boost their chances to run the ...
Two British Cypriots elected in general election
Two British Cypriots, both members of the Labour Party, were elected as members of the country’s parliament on Thursday night.
Bambos Charalambous, first elected in 2017, successfully defended his seat ...
UK Election
Final call for UK Cypriots to vote in British election
The National Federation of Cypriots in the United Kingdom on Wednesday issued a last-minute call for British Cypriots to vote in the country’s election, which is to take place ...
Le Pen’s National Rally seen leading vote in French snap elections – polls
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally is seen leading the race ahead of France’s parliamentary elections, three polls showed on Thursday, ahead of the leftwing Popular Front and ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: TikTok sensation outsmarts entire political establishment
THE SHOCK caused to the political and media establishment by Fidias Panayiotou in last Sunday’s elections for the European parliament was a joy to behold. The self-satisfied, self-regarding, self-aggrandising ...
Reform UK overtakes PM Sunak’s Conservatives in opinion poll
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party overtook Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party in an opinion poll for the first time on Thursday ahead of Britain’s election on ...
Our View: Centre parties now stand for nothing
The biggest losers of Sunday’s elections for the European parliament were the parties of the so-called ‘centre’ – Diko, Edek and Dipa – which saw their total support almost halved since 2019, ...
Europeans in Cyprus go to the polls at embassies
While Cyprus goes to the polls on Sunday to vote in local and European parliament elections on Sunday, the European Union’s 26 other member states have been simultaneously holding European ...
Buses of voters depart north for EU elections
Three buses departed from towns in the north to take Turkish Cypriots to the Republic to vote in the European parliament elections on Sunday morning.
The buses departed at 9am ...
Live: 2024 Local and European Elections
Polls closed at 6pm as Cyprus cast votes for local and European elections
Exit polls suggest Disy largest party in European elections, with influencer Fidias also expected to win seat
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Numbers of Turkish Cypriot voters expected to double
Turkish Cypriot participation in Sunday’s European parliament elections will play a critical role in who will get elected to fill the six seats allocated to Cyprus although the community ...
Sunday’s elections to cost taxpayer €7m
The combined cost to the taxpayer for the holding of Sunday’s local government and European parliament elections is €7 million, chief returning officer Elikkos Elia said on Friday.
He said ...
More than 100,000 Turkish Cypriots can vote in EU elections
By Robert Morgan
Some 103,269 Turkish Cypriots are registered to vote in the 2024 EU parliamentary elections despite residing in areas not controlled by the Republic of Cyprus, though Turkish Cypriot voter ...
Police to monitor polling stations amid pay dispute
A massive police presence will be monitoring election centres across Cyprus on Sunday, spokesman Christos Andreou said, while the police union Isotita expressed dissatisfaction with the overtime pay.
According to ...
June 9 elections ‘milestone for local govt’
A new era dawns on Sunday for local government in Cyprus and a new era for the country, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, urging citizens to cast their vote.
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Will UK election be an extinction-level event?
“Why did he do it? We were all told it would be the autumn and we were hoping by then we could turn things around. It is very perplexing,” said ...
Confusion reigns in lead up to next month’s elections
By Rebekah Gregoriades and Nikolaos Prakas
With a staggering more than 7,000 candidates to choose from, next month’s EU and local government elections are threatening to drown voters in array ...
Election 2024: Rishi Sunak has already lost control of the narrative
By Alex Prior, London South Bank University
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that a general election will take place on Thursday July 4. Over the course of the next six ...
32 EU elections polling stations for Turkish Cypriots
There will be a total of 32 polling stations opened for Turkish Cypriots for the European parliament elections on June 9, the electoral service said on Monday.
The polling stations will be ...