Far-right Elam party inspired by Golden Dawn makes big gains in Cyprus elections
Key takeaways
- A man casts his vote at a polling station in Nicosia during the parliamentary elections in Cyprus.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleAn anti-immigrant far-right party, inspired by Greece’s defunct neo-Nazi Golden Dawn, has made the biggest gains in parliamentary elections in Cyprus.
- The group, which has pushed for the closure of checkpoints on the ethnically split island and is vociferously anti-Turkish, doubled its seats in the 56-member legislature after securing 10.9 % of the vote.
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A man casts his vote at a polling station in Nicosia during the parliamentary elections in Cyprus. Photograph: Petros Karadjias/APView image in fullscreen. A man casts his vote at a polling station in Nicosia during the parliamentary elections in Cyprus. Photograph: Petros Karadjias/APCyprus Far-right Elam party inspired by Golden Dawn makes big gains in Cyprus elections Vociferously anti-Turkish party doubles its number of seats although mainstream parties didn’t see vote crumble as predicted
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleAn anti-immigrant far-right party, inspired by Greece’s defunct neo-Nazi Golden Dawn, has made the biggest gains in parliamentary elections in Cyprus.
The group, which has pushed for the closure of checkpoints on the ethnically split island and is vociferously anti-Turkish, doubled its seats in the 56-member legislature after securing 10.9 % of the vote.