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 [...]
Presidential Elections of 16 February 2003 (Votes) Pancyprian Nicosia Famagusta Larnaca Limassol Pafos Registered 476758 196068 25433 79394 134041 41822 Voted 431690 175451 23605 72172 122779 37683 Valid 414193 168705 22613 69254 117688 35933 Invalid 11850 4616 677 1941 3419 1197 Blank 5647 2130 315 977 1672 553 Tassos Papadopoulos 213353 83957 9697 [...]
