After decades of dominance in the political life of the Turkish Cypriot community, Rauf Denktaş announced that he would not run for re-election in 2005. The post-Denktaş era was already a reality. The road had been paved more than two years earlier, since the final weeks of 2002. The power of the Turkish Cypriot [...]
The Democratic Party (DIKO) was founded by Spyros Kyprianou, in 1976, under the name Democratic Front (DIPA). Kyprianou served as foreign minister in the Makarios government from August 1960 to June 1972, when he was fired at the behest of the Greek dictator Georges Papadopoulos. He returned to politics after the events of summer 1974, [...]
The case of EDEK is of particular interest for a variety of reasons, including its ideological orientations, its relations with forces outside Cyprus, the ideological composition of its leadership and its voters. Doctor Vassos Lyssarides, the personal physician of the Archbishop and President Makarios founded the party, which took its name with reference to the [...]
Presidential Elections of 28 January 2018 (Votes) Pancyprian Nicosia Famagusta Larnaca Limassol Pafos Overseas Registered 550875 213033 31485 92795 152115 49765 11683 Voted 395949 153874 22850 67161 107062 36713 8289 Valid 386611 150194 22150 65557 104624 35980 8106 Invalid 5879 2220 453 1018 1593 481 114 Blank 3459 1460 247 586 845 252 [...]
