Most Greek Cypriot parties irrelevant who TC leader is as ‘Turkey calling the shots’
Nationalist Ersin Tatar’s election as the new Turkish Cypriot leader was met with concern by main opposition Akel but most parties said it was Turkey...
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Five separate bills freezing foreclosures to be discussed at House finance committee
Five bills tabled by various political parties with the central focus of freezing foreclosures will be discussed on Monday at the House Finance Committee. The...
Political parties call on Syllouris to resign
Diko and other parties on Tuesday demanded the resignation of House president Demetris Syllouris after he and Akel MP Christakis Giovanis appeared ready to help...
Political parties, other than Elam, say closing crossings is a mistake
Political parties criticised the government for the week-long closure of four checkpoints on Saturday as the president refused to budge saying there was ‘no other...
President holds ‘friendly’ meeting with Akel leader (updated)
Akel was happy to support government policies it approved of, but would also state its disagreement when necessary, party leader Andros Kyprianou said on Thursday...
Parties from both sides pledge to avoid rhetoric which stokes mistrust
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties on Wednesday committed themselves to avoiding actions or rhetoric that increases distance or mistrust between the two sides,...
Parties reach consensus on vacant House seats
Political parties appear to have reached consensus on how a parliamentary seat should be assigned in the event it is vacated or not claimed, either...
Extra police guard for Disy leader, Christofias still has 12
Ruling Disy chief Averof Neophytou has added one more guard to his security detail, bringing the total to eight, according to reports, citing a recent...
No home for the moderate leftist in Cyprus
IN Cyprus there is some confusion regarding the definition of ‘leftist’ which may be explained by the absence of different tendencies within the left. The...
Parties mull haircut refund
By Stelios Orphanides and Evie Andreou With elections approaching, lawmakers, in a rare show of solidarity, appeared on Monday to be leaning towards the idea...
