Cyprus votes for new parliament with corruption and living costs in focus
Polls show gains for anti-corruption newcomers and the far right as centrist parties that back President Nikos Christodoulides lose support.
- Cyprus's far-right ELAM party increased its vote share to 11.1%, becoming the third-largest party behind DISY and AKEL in the 56-seat parliament.
- Centrist parties supporting President Nikos Christodoulides suffered losses, with some failing to meet the parliamentary threshold.
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Far right and newcomers make gains in Cyprus election
NICOSIA - Cyprus’s far right made gains in Sunday’s election while anti-corruption newcomers and social media influencers entered parliament, results showed, in a vote analysts said would reshape the island’s political landscape.
In Cyprus, the far-right party of Elam clearly increases and becomes the third strongest force. At the same time, the centrist allies of President Christodoulides lose support.
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rd.nlIn Cyprus, the far right appears to be making gains in Sunday's parliamentary elections. This is evident from exit polls, which also indicate losses for the center parties supporting independent President Nikos Christodoulides.
Cyprus, one of the smallest countries in the EU and its most south-eastern member, is voting this Sunday in parliamentary elections marked by the foreseeable fragmentation of the Chamber, with the emergence of new parties and the fall in votes of the formations that have dominated the political landscape over the last half century in the midst of several corruption scandals.
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Cyprus votes for new parliament with corruption and living costs in focus
Cypriots went to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election expected to deliver gains for anti-corruption campaigners and the far right, while weakening centrist parties that back President Nikos Christodoulides. In a vote being closely watched for signs of public sentiment ahead of a 2028 presidential election, more than half a million registered voters will elect 56 lawmakers from a record field of 753 candidates.
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