Cyprus: Voters Boost Far Right in Parliamentary Election
- On Sunday, voters in Cyprus elected a new 56-member parliament with roughly 569,000 eligible voters participating, delivering significant gains for far-right ELAM, which surged to about 11% of the vote—positioning it as the third-largest party.
- Public frustration over corruption scandals and rising living costs fueled the political realignment, with opinion polls suggesting the election served as a key test of public sentiment ahead of a 2028 presidential race.
- Conservative DISY and communist AKEL lost ground to newer challengers, while Christodoulides's three centrist allies—DIKO, DIPA and EDEK—suffered losses; among UK-based voters, AKEL won 381 of 997 votes, taking 38.2% of the total.
- While executive authority remains with directly elected President Christodoulides, weaker parliamentary support from his centrist allies could complicate his ability to pass laws and govern effectively.
- The parliamentary realignment positions Cyprus for a reshaped 2028 presidential race as traditional parties DISY and AKEL continue ceding ground to newer challengers, signaling lasting voter demand for political change.
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Akel takes most votes among UK Cypriots
Akel won the most votes of any party among Cypriots who voted in the United Kingdom, taking 38.2 per cent of votes cast at the two polling stations set up in the country. A total of 997 votes were cast, with Akel winning 381 of them, while Disy was the second most popular party among voters in the UK, taking 223 votes, 22.4 per cent of the total. Despite a disappointing result at home, which saw the party fail to win a single seat, Volt proved t…
In Sunday's parliamentary elections in Cyprus, the conservative DISY party won the most votes with 27.3 percent, while the communist AKEL party came in second with 23.8 percent. Predictions of the rise of the far right have come true.
The Prime Minister congratulated Annita Demetriou and the Democratic Alarm Party for coming first in the Cyprus parliamentary elections.
Cyprus: Voters boost far right in parliamentary election
The far-right National People's Front (ELAM) made gains in parliamentary elections in Cyprus on Sunday, according to the Interior Ministry. With 85% of the ballots counted, ELAM, an offshoot of Greece's banned Golden Dawn party, had won about 11% of the vote, up from 6.8% in the last legislative elections in 2021. If the results are confirmed, ELAM would become the third-largest party in the legislature. The official results are expected to be…
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