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Cyprus election: far-right party linked to Greek neo-Nazis doubles vote share Helena Smith in Nicosia © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP/Getty
A far-right party with links to Greece’s defunct neo-Nazi Golden Dawn has doubled its support in Cyprus after widespread disaffection over corruption scandals dominated elections for a new parliament on Sunday.
The National Popular Front (Elam) garnered 6.8% of the vote, narrowly replacing the Movement of Social Democrats (Edek) as the fourth biggest political force in the island’s Greek Cypriot party system for the first time in 45 years.
“A neo-Nazi party is the clear winner of today’s election securing two more seats in the 56-member House,” said Christophoros Christophorou, an analyst specialising in electoral behaviour. “It has benefited from a xenophobic climate exacerbated by the high rate of arrivals of undocumented migrants and a government that has often adopted its o
Cyprus’ pro-presidential party wins legislative election
Nicosia, May 31 (UNI) The pro-presidential center-right Democratic Rally (DISI) gathered 27.77% of the vote, winning the parliamentary election in Cyprus, the Central Election Commission said after 100% of ballots were counted.
The opposition Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) ranks second in the voting with 22.34%.
The centrist Democratic Party (DIKO) comes in third, with 11.29% of the vote.
The fourth party was the far-right National Popular Front (ELAM), which received 6.78% of the vote, an increase compared to the result of 3.71% in the 2016 legislative election.
The Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK) has secured 6.72%, the centrist party DIPA received 6.10%, and the Movement of Ecologists Citizens Cooperation has collected 4.41% of the vote.
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