Turkish Cypriot voters could tip balance in Euro elections
The some 80,000 Turkish Cypriots registered to vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections could tip the balance assuming they turn up in high enough
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Final results of the European elections at midnight on Sunday
The final results of the European elections will be given by the Chief Returning Officer at midnight on May 26. According to the Head of
Cyprus and the Euro elections: a dearth of issues
WITH a week to go, ruling Disy looks poised to win the European Parliament elections with main opposition Akel however, within striking distance as Turkish
Cypriots hold negative view of UK, UN, positive on EU, Russia and US
The majority of Cypriots feel Greece is the country with the most positive role in settlement talks while the UN comes second from last, according
Disy still leading polls for Euro elections
Ruling Disy is expected to lead with main opposition Akel tailing close behind but almost one third of voters remain undecided, according to the latest
Parties field candidates for Euro elections
Political parties and movements on Friday submitted their candidacies for the European Parliament elections at the Philoxenia Conference Centre in Nicosia between 9am and 12
Details announced of Euro-election polling stations for Turkish Cypriots
Details of the 50 polling stations to be set up near the buffer zone where Turkish Cypriots will be able to cast their votes during
‘Greece ought to have taken lessons from Cyprus on handling financial crisis’
The head of Greece’s Nea Dimokratia party, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday his own should have taken lessons from Cyprus on how to handle the
Fifty polling stations being set up near crossings to facilitate TCs in Euro elections
The election service is planning on setting up around 50 special polling stations across the island to cater for the needs of Turkish Cypriots who
Foreign minister urges Cypriots to vote in European elections
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides has stressed that at the current crucial point in EU history, the great majority of people in Cyprus should take part
Horizontal voting dilutes democracy
By George Koumoullis IN the next few days, the House interior affairs committee is expected to discuss the introduction of horizontal voting, mainly supported by
AKEL keeps election spending down
ANTI-TROIKA opposition party AKEL pressed its own austerity button for last month’s European Parliament election campaign, spending less than a quarter of the budget spent
Garoyian blames Papadopoulos for DIKO shortcomings
By Constantinos Psillides FORMER DIKO leader Marios Garoyian came out of hiding with guns blazing yesterday, blasting party leader Nicolas Papadopoulos for the party’s performance
MIGS calls for gender quotas
By Staff Reporter THE results of the EP 2014 elections in Cyprus – with only one woman elected out of six – should raise the
UK’s Cameron rejects early EU in/out referendum after vote loss
By Andrew Osborn British Prime Minister David Cameron rejected calls on Monday to bring forward an in/out European Union membership referendum after his party was
Greek radical leftists declare “historic win” against austerity
GREEK FAR-LEFT opposition leader Alexis Tsipras declared victory over austerity policies on Monday as final results confirmed his anti-bailout party had won the country’s election for the
Abstention in Euro elections cause for concern says president
The high percentage of abstention in the European elections is a major issue that must be the subject of concern and discussion both on the
Record abstentions predicted in euro elections
By Angelos Anastasiou IN 2009 WHEN Cyprus last held elections to allocate its six spots on the European Parliament, voter turnout hit an all-time nadir
Should you, shouldn’t you cast your vote?
By Loucas Charalambous THE DILEMMA troubling a large number of citizens (perhaps the majority if opinion polls are anything to go by) is whether they
Go mad and vote in the EU elections
By Hermes Solomon ALMOST TWO weeks ago I decided to undergo a ‘minor’ medical intervention that most men of three score years and ten plagued