Voters in Cyprus took to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, with more than half a million people eligible to cast ballots.
The vote was seen as a key test of public sentiment ahead of a 2028 presidential race.
Initial results released by the Interior Ministry showed far-right ELAM, an offshoot of Greece's banned Golden Dawn party, with about 11% of the vote, up from 6.8% in the last legislative elections in 2021. If that stands, ELAM would be the third-largest party in the legislature.
The result is unlikely to alter power dynamics immediately, as executive authority remains with the directly elected president Nikos Christodoulides.
But still, three centrist parties that supported president Christodoulides, such as Diko, Dipa and EDEK — suffered losses.
