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Mafia State: Disy calls for more investigation, Akel demands prosecutions

CyprusMail 16 Jun 2026
Akel, meanwhile, was much more verbose, saying that the report “confirms what even the stones in Cyprus know about the government of Anastasiades and Disy”, ... Akel said “the criminal offences attributed ...
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Two Cypriot MEPs to abstain from European Parliament vote on Turkey report

CyprusMail 16 Jun 2026
Akel MEP Giorgos Georgiou also confirmed he would abstain, saying the report records what he described as serious violations by Turkey, including issues related to the rule of law, its actions in the ...
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AKEL and ELAM deadlock parliament’s Selection Committee over Environment chairmanship

Philenews 12 Jun 2026
Cyprus parliament’s Selection Committee deadlocked on its first session Thursday as AKEL and ELAM both staked claims to the chairmanship of the Environment Committee, with talks set to resume Friday morning at 10am.
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‘A dog chasing its tail’: Akel enters housing crisis row

CyprusMail 11 Jun 2026
The “quarrel” between the government and Disy on the housing crisis resembles “a dog chasing its tail”, Akel said on Thursday, charging that there is little policy difference between the two ... ....
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Edek refuses to accept leader’s resignation

CyprusMail 07 Jun 2026
Edek on Sunday refused to accept party leader Nikos Anastasiou’s resignation after he had attempted to leave the post in light of the party losing all its seats at last month’s parliamentary election ... Anastasiou did not stand in this year’s election.
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House Speaker race opens to three candidates as parties weigh their options ahead of today’s vote

Philenews 04 Jun 2026
Following yesterday’s unanimous decision by AKEL’s Central Committee to back Stefanou, the picture that had initially shaped up as a straight contest between the two largest parties’ leaders has shifted ... The AKEL window.
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Akel backs Stefanos Stefanou for House presidency

CyprusMail 03 Jun 2026
Akel’s central committee on Wednesday unanimously endorsed party secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou as its candidate for the presidency of the House of Representatives ... Akel reiterated that, as a ...
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Parties still undecided hours before MPs elect their new leader

CyprusMail 03 Jun 2026
Akel is still mulling over the possibility of putting its leader Stefanos Stefanou in the ring or supporting the potential candidacy of Diko leader Nikolas Papadopoulos. Diko was expecting Akel to ...
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Akel defers House presidency decision

CyprusMail 02 Jun 2026
Akel’s politburo decided on Tuesday to refer discussions on the election of the next House president to the party’s central committee, which is due to meet on Wednesday.
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Keeping the red flag flying

CyprusMail 31 May 2026
Unlike the CCP which governs a one-party state, Akel operates within and accepts the rules of liberal democracy ... Akel did well in the legislative elections in RoC last week, which is good news for progressive people across the whole island.
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Akel takes most votes among UK Cypriots

CyprusMail 26 May 2026
Akel won the most votes of any party among Cypriots who voted in the United Kingdom, taking 38.2 per cent of votes cast at the two polling stations set up in the country.
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Disy and Akel retain all seats, Elam rises to third

CyprusMail 25 May 2026
Disy and Akel ... Akel, meanwhile, took a slightly greater share of the vote than last time around, rising from 22.3 per cent to 23.9 per cent, though Diko fell from 11.3 per cent to 10 per cent exactly.
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Election confirms fragmentation but not a shift in power, analyst says

Philenews 25 May 2026
The election showed both continuity and change, he said ... AKEL reversed its downward course for the first time in 15 years, but recovered only about one-fifth of the voters it had lost between 2011 and 2021 ... Read more..
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