The President, the Government and the Integrity of the Elections
“(A) clear separation between the State and political parties; in particular, political parties will not be merged with the State;”, is one of the “elements of justice, which are essential to the full expression of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all human beings”. This ...
Parties and coalitions, un undemocratic law provision
Forty-two years after the introduction of the election law that is in force today, the Minister of the Interior and the Attorney General have decided to “clarify” the provision on parties and coalitions. We are unaware of the motives and the exact wording of the opinion, so we will look ...
You must document it ‘my friend Paraschos’! What;”
Four days after the publication of an article that he considered to be an "orchestrated attempt to tarnish his name", the President of the Republic decided to publicly express his reaction. He sent a message to "my friend Andreas Paraschos to substantiate what was unfounded (allegations) in his recent article". ...
Media, journalists, publishers and the power
The case of Kathimerini newspaper, which led to the resignation of its director Andreas Paraschos, is a typical example of the existing relations and roles of journalists, media owners and the authorities. The role of the government, overtly or under cover, was rightly pointed out as a major issue of ...
Trends and prospects for the election of the Turkish Cypriot leader
Trends and prospects for the election of the Turkish Cypriot leader We proceeded with a grouping of communities and Nicosia /Famagusta town-quarters according to the number of registered voters. We have four groups (arbitrary defined): Size over 2000 registered voters. This is 27 communities /quarters totalling 96195 voters or 48.35% ...
Turkish Cypriot Politics, Myths and Realities
This article was published after the 2010 elections. It points to basic characteristics of the relation between Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots. The explicit or symbolic favour of the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and other western governments, as well as that of Ankara, to Mehmet Ali ...
EKLEKTOR – elections, politics & society in Cyprus
Each of us owes to this island. We must give today; we are indebted to our children who follow. This is not an offer, it’s a duty. The website EKLEKTOR, about elections, politics and society in Cyprus, is being revived. It offers more material than before, with the prospect to ...
The analysis of the Turkish Cypriot election results
The displacement of the Greek Cypriot population from the northern part of Cyprus, which was caused by the occupation of the Turkish army, in the summer of 1974, was the starting point for the alteration of the demographic composition in this part. Greek Cypriots were replaced by Turkish Cypriots that ...
The Turkish Cypriot community elects its leader – 2020
The situation surrounding the election of the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community on 11 October 2020 is a peculiar one for several reasons. A decisive factor in this is the position of Mustafa Akıncı according to which the relationship between Turkish Cypriots and Turkey should be governed by the ...
Learning from crises – From 2010 to 2020
It is often said, and many have repeated it in the present period of the corona virus time that crises can teach us lessons, that they help us correct our mistakes and to chart a wiser course for the future. To what extent is this proposal valid? Does it depend ...
