#parliamentary election

Sunday’s parliamentary elections saw four parties pick up seats with many other political hopefuls left to pick up the pieces, in a vote which was dogged by low turnout ...

Cyprus, already among the countries where women account for fewer than one in five members in parliaments, experienced a three per cent drop in representation compared with the 2016 parliamentary elections. ...

The election service said on Saturday it had received multiple complaints from the public about political parties and candidates continuing to campaign despite the fact it is not permitted. An ...

The Cyprus problem, corruption and possible protest votes were the focus of political parties on Friday in their final messages before Sunday’s parliamentary elections. With the election campaign period ...

Chief Returning Officer Dr Costas Constantinou on Friday called on people to vote, pointing out that abstaining was tantamount to avoiding taking responsibility and assigning their rights to those who ...

No objections against any of the 658 candidates in the May 30 parliamentary elections have been filed the chief returning officer Costas Constantinou said on Thursday. By law objections to candidates have ...

The upcoming elections will be costlier than any other as a result of measures that will be followed as part of coronavirus protocols, chief returning officer Menelaos Vasiliou said on ...

The House plenum on Thursday convened for the last time before its resolution ahead of parliamentary elections on May 30. During this final session, the deputies will be called to discuss ...

Parties can use the same name in the upcoming parliamentary elections that they ran under in the previous elections given the short notice they were given that they cannot run ...

Priority for vaccinations will be given to all staff working for May’s parliamentary elections, it was announced on Monday. The cabinet approved on Monday the proposal put forward by ...

Ruling Disy on Friday expressed its support to one of its MP candidates, Mina Sampson, who said she has been receiving threats from people in the north and Turkey over ...

The decision by opposition parties to shelve a bill for state-backed lending to stricken businesses is a hard blow for workers who are deprived of important support, Labour Minister Zeta ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis urged parliament anew on Wednesday to approve vital justice reform bills before the May elections or risk losing the momentum. The House legal affairs committee discussed ...

The Animal Party announced on Tuesday it will run in the parliamentary elections with 19 candidates in all districts. The party said it continues its political, humanitarian and animal welfare interventions, ...

The health ministry on Tuesday said that the ban on events that could attract crowds, including election rallies, continues to be in place. The ministry said it has received several ...

The government on Monday formally presented to parliament the question to be put in a single, island-wide referendum on the issue of local government reform, and urged MPs to “act ...

Elections will take place against a backdrop of public disillusionment, the pandemic and a mushrooming array of small parties With two months to go until the May 30 parliamentary elections, political ...

Famagusta for Cyprus initiative announced on Wednesday it will be running in May’s parliamentary elections with 19 candidates in all districts. The group said they dream of a united Cyprus ...

The United Cyprus Hunters Movement launched their parliamentary election campaign with a bit of a twist this weekend, by handing out hundreds of potted basil plants across the Republic. The ...

Opposition parties on Wednesday slammed the government for delaying the review of the anti-stalking bill, expressing concerns that there will be no time for its discussion and tabling for vote ...

The ad hoc House committee set up to examine issues relating to politically exposed persons (PEP) is to disband ahead of the parliamentary elections in May, but work will continue ...

The deadline to declare an interest to vote at polling stations abroad has been extended to April 23, the interior ministry said on Monday as it urged registered voters wishing to ...

The deadline for applications to register to vote in the May 30 parliamentary elections is April 2, the interior ministry has announced. Eligible voters are citizens of the Republic, ordinarily resident in ...