Akel to vote on Sunday to ‘modernise’ party
Akel is to hold a statutory conference on Sunday with the aim of voting on changes to the party’s constitution, which members hope will modernise...
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Serdar Denktash ‘considering’ creating new political party
Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said on Wednesday he is considering establishing a new political party. Speaking to the...
New Syriza chief to make first overseas trip to Cyprus
Syriza’s new party leader Stefanos Kasselakis has pledged that his first official trip will be “to our brothers in Cyprus”, it emerged on Monday. Kasselakis,...
Israeli air force reservists threaten to stop volunteering over judicial overhaul
More than 1,000 Israeli Air Force reservists threatened on Friday to stop volunteering for service if the government goes ahead with a planned judicial overhaul,...
North ‘government’ given jolt by CTP by-election win
The social-democratic CTP party’s candidate Sami Ozuslu won a surprise victory in the north’s ‘parliamentary’ by-election on Sunday. Ozuslu won 44 per cent of the...
Our View: Voter registration numbers indicate growing apathy, disillusionment
It’s a sad indictment of our politicians that out of almost 72,000 eligible but unregistered voters, only around 10,000 at best signed up for the...
Peru president open to early election talks, says not the time to change constitution
Peru’s President Dina Boluarte said on Friday she is willing to discuss early elections with the country’s political and civil organizations, but ruled out kick-starting...
Cyprus and the left, the right and the far right
By Christos Panayiotides In recent years there has been a global political shift towards far-right parties. We have seen this phenomenon in many countries. In...
Kuwait crown prince accepts government resignation following elections
Kuwait’s crown prince accepted the government’s resignation on Sunday following a parliamentary election in the Gulf Arab country in which opposition candidates made considerable gains, state...
Ukraine works to resume grain exports, flags Russian strikes as risk (update 8)
Ukraine forged ahead on Monday with efforts to restart grain exports from its Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing global food shortages...
