Akel starts soul-searching process after poor showing in elections
Main opposition Akel on Wednesday said that the party has launched consultations to reflect on its disappointing showing in the House election amidst reports that...
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Growing list of candidates for coveted House president post
With the elections behind them and ahead of the first plenary session next Thursday, parties were focusing on the House presidency, which has traditionally been...
Newly elected MPs to vacate local govt positions
Changes are expected in local government councils after the election of some councillors as MPs on Sunday. Three vacant seats will have to be filled...
Low voter turnout as trust plummets
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...
Just eight female MPs, a drop of three per cent (Updated)
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...
Parties in last-ditch duel for Sunday’s votes
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...
No objections filed over election candidates
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...
May election will be costlier than any other due to Covid measures
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...
Busy day for final House plenum
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...
Cabinet rules on party names for elections
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...
