Independent candidate for President Nikos Christodoulides has pushed back accusations of underhanded tactics, including creating fake Facebook accounts, citing a smear campaign against him. Talking at a pre-election rally in Polemidia, Limassol,
The new President, who takes office in five months, needs to set some urgent priorities, chief among them the island’s division, the energy crisis and its impact on household incomes. Not to
Political uncertainty has increased in Bulgaria after the collapse of the four-party coalition government under the leader of centre-right ‘We Continue the Change’ (PP) party, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov. Bulgaria is now
Cypriots will be heading to the polls to elect the country’s eighth President on Sunday, 5 February 2023, the Ministry of Interior announced. If no candidate obtains the 50% plus one vote
You can tell we are entering an election year with male politicians pruning their feathers to display their presidential credentials. The government is quickly going into ‘administration of the people’ mode, finding
A caretaker ruling coalition has been formed in the Turkish occupied north with an early general election slotted for 9 January. Heading the coalition will be the newly elected head of the
The ruling coalition in the Turkish occupied north of the island tendered its resignation on Wednesday, with the Turkish Cypriot community heading for an early election after three years. On Wednesday, the
Parliament approved a government proposal to postpone local elections to facilitate the sweeping reform project, eventually reshaping local authority administration. Thursday’s postponement of the elections, initially scheduled for December this year, was
Volunteerism Commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki has resigned after it was revealed he forged his academic qualifications, as corruption scandals become the focus of Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Government Spokesperson Kyriacos Koushios said President Nicos
Incumbent Mustafa Akinci and Ankara’s chosen Ersin Tatar cast their votes Sunday in the second round of elections for Turkish Cypriot leader that could also revive peace talks on the divided island
