Parties, MPs fined €29,500 for violating electoral law
The commissioner for personal data protection announced on Wednesday that fines totalling €29,500 had been issued to parties and candidates over complaints about text messages,...
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UK says its citizens must have right to vote in local elections
The British High Commission has stressed the need for UK nationals to continue to vote and be eligible to stand as candidates in local elections...
Parties squabble over election state aid
Having received €7m in state aid for 2021 in February, political parties are now squabbling over whether it should be redistributed to reflect the results...
Corruption perceived as widespread in north Cyprus, survey suggests
The report found that “offering voters money or a special favour during elections was very common” Corruption is widespread and a serious problem in the...
Akel’s dogmatic refusal to change
After Akel’s dismal showing in last week’s elections, the consensus is that the party must adapt or die. But it’s by no means certain the...
The day after the elections
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras Seven parties entered parliament following the 30th of May parliamentary elections with winners and losers left to ponder on the meaning...
Main parties lose ground, smaller ones gain (Update 6)
Seven parties were set to enter parliament following Sunday’s parliamentary elections but the three biggest each lost in or around 3% over the previous legislative...
Nationalist Elam gain big in parliament vote
Although ruling Disy emerged as winners on Sunday, many voters turned to smaller parties, including Elam, a right-wing party with links to Greece’s now outlawed...
Disy and Akel lead early exit polls, turnout down on 2016 (Update 4)
Early exit polls indicate seven parties in the new House of Representatives emerging from Sunday’s polls, with the embattled ruling party Disy managing to hang...
Polls close on contentious parliamentary elections amid pandemic (Update 8)
Polling stations closed at 6pm on Sunday as Cypriots went out to vote in a new House of Representatives, in a process that was marked...
From corruption to an honest state
Changes and reforms are the answer and we have to take this into account when voting on Sunday By Achilleas Demetriades The House elections on...
Over 2,000 police will be on duty on election day
Police are ready to meet the demands of election day on Sunday by dispatching over 2,000 officers on the streets, according to the chief of...
Low number of personal data breaches by parties this election
The personal data commissioner on Friday said that her office has received a very small number of complaints from members of the public regarding personal...
Anastasiades blasts ‘cheap political point-scoring’ in furore over commissioner’s qualifications
Sparks continued flying on Thursday over the resignation of Volunteerism Commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki, the affair bleeding into the last stretch of the election campaign showmanship,...
Coronavirus: Election logistics to look very different this year
The parliamentary elections at the end of this month will be a different affair this time, as the Covid pandemic has imposed many hindrances, primarily...
Corruption remains number one issue ahead of elections – poll
Corruption remained the number one problem for people whose majority also believe that an acceptable and viable solution of the Cyprus problem was out of...
Green MP candidate dies suddenly
The sudden death of Green MP candidate and Limassol District Secretary Kyriacos Kourris from a heart attack late on Wednesday sparked an outpouring of grief...
Latest poll has Disy holding lead
RULING Disy is tipped to win the May 30 parliamentary election with Akel in second place and Diko in third, according to the latest survey,...
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...
Abstention set to be the winner at upcoming election
Lack of trust in big parties and the dominance in everyone’s lives of the pandemic have led to a previously unseen apathy in the lead-up...