New COVID infections and hospitalisations have steadily increased this past month, with only 20% of those eligible getting jabbed with the updated vaccine for the ΒΑ.1, ΒΑ.4 and ΒΑ.5 subvariants of Omicron.
The Cabinet decided to freeze any new off-budget claims and requests from November 1 until the February presidential elections to ensure fiscal discipline and avert any electoral influence, said Finance Minister Constantinos
With the next presidential elections just around the corner, there is concern about whom to vote for and which party supports the individual candidates. As the voting system is, it limits the
Three are three frontrunners in the upcoming elections in Cyprus next February, according to recent polls. But only one is holding the lead with a considerable margin of safety. Nicos Christodoulides is
Justice Minister Stephie Dracos argued that Cyprus’ notoriously slow justice system would be fast-tracked provided MPs passed three much-needed reform bills reshaping the court system. The three bills tabled by Dracos’ ministry
Plans to establish a national anti-corruption agency to conduct real-time audits on politicians and their asset declarations will be voted on by MPs on Thursday. The move comes just weeks after MPs
Turkish Cypriots head for a general election on Sunday, with the Cyprus problem low on the political agenda due to the worsening economic situation and coronavirus. The community is conducting an early
Cyprus on Monday swore in its 56 new MPs following the parliamentary elections, in which ruling DISY and main opposition AKEL lost one seat each, while smaller parties gained seats. The night
Cyprus’ ruling DISY held its position as the largest party while ultranationalist ELAM gained more votes to become a major force after voting in parliamentary elections on Sunday. ELAM – doubling their
After exchanging barbs all week, the head of ruling DISY suggested his party and main opposition AKEL should each propose a candidate for the next House Speaker, elected by the votes of
