Presidential Elections of 17 February 2013 (Votes) Pancyprian Nicosia Famagusta Larnaca Limassol Pafos Overseas Registered 545491 213148 29974 90694 149491 47743 14441 Voted 453534 175738 25269 76451 124143 40380 11553 Valid 441256 171020 24496 74494 120629 39398 11219 Invalid 7819 2846 526 1232 2365 634 216 Blank 4459 1872 247 725 1149 348 [...]
The global financial crisis was seriously affecting Cyprus since 2010 and its impact was gradually expanding on politics and the society. In May 2011, Cyprus was excluded from world markets, and on 11 July 2011, an explosion of ammunition seized from a ship and stored in a military base took place near Mari village. [...]
Presidential Elections of 17 February 2008 (Votes) Pancyprian Nicosia Famagusta Larnaca Limassol Pafos Registered 516441 210266 28191 86867 145468 45649 Voted 462847 186710 25871 78599 130888 40779 Valid 450639 181947 25109 76539 127333 39711 Invalid 7798 2973 495 1301 2404 625 Blank 4410 1790 267 759 1151 443 Ioannis Kassoulides 150996 62406 11692 [...]
The presidential election of 2008 made Cyprus a unique case among the 27 members of the EU in having a communist head of state, Demetris Christofias, the secretary general of AKEL - Progressive Party of the Working People. His party’s announced in 2001 intention of ‘assuming executive responsibilities like every big party’ was thus [...]
