Parliamentary elections in the Greek Cypriot Administration saw gains for far-right and anti-Israeli parties, while two parties aligned with Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides reportedly failed to secure enough votes to enter parliament.
The results reflected growing political fragmentation and shifting voter sentiment in the Greek Cypriot Administration amid regional tensions and domestic dissatisfaction.
The left-wing Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL), which has drawn attention for criticizing Israel’s transformation of the Greek Cypriot Administration into its "backyard,” reversed its declining trend seen in every election since 2011, increasing its vote share from 22.3% in the previous election to 23.9% in this poll.
Greek Cypriot media described the rise in AKEL’s vote share as significant, despite the party maintaining the same number of parliamentary seats at 15.
In the 56-seat House of Representatives, the Direct Democracy Cyprus Party, led by social media content creator Fidias Panayiotou secured four seats with 5.4% of the vote.
