The 2009 election for Cyprus' representatives to the European Parliament (EP) were conducted in a substantially different climate than the first such vote in Cyprus, which took place only weeks after the Republic joined the European Union, on 1st May 2004. A change in government, with the election in February 2008 of communist Demetris Christofias [...]
The most notable legacy of the presidency of Nicos Anastasiades was the generalised perception of a widespread corruption involving also the President himself. After ten years in government, Anastasiades left the Cyprus Problem in the longest ever stalemate (almost six years) in a deteriorated climate of distrust between the Turkish Cypriot and the Greek [...]
Presidential Elections of 5 February 2023 (Votes) Pancyprian Nicosia Famagusta Larnaca Limassol Pafos Overseas Registered 561273 215819 32818 95518 154778 51994 10346 Voted 404321 157127 23967 69097 107219 39303 7608 Abstention 156952 58692 8851 26421 47559 12691 2738 Valid 397317 154872 23429 67710 105224 38620 7462 Blank 1671 560 123 329 480 143 [...]
As is the case in every election, the focus of attention in the June 2022 French parliamentary elections was on results, the final parties’ /candidates’ share, Macron’s re-election and his party’s top position, as well as on other parties’ successes. This is normal and a logical reaction given that elections function as a staircase [...]
