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The Democratic Party (DIKO)

By |2020-09-13T14:44:11+00:00May 12th, 2020|Categories: Parties|Tags: , , , |

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, [...]

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The United Democratic Union of the Center (EDEK)

By |2020-09-13T14:45:12+00:00May 12th, 2020|Categories: Parties|Tags: , , , , |

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 [...]

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