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Main-opposition party Akel lambasted Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Tuesday after the latter responded with a tweet to the party’s July request for a meeting to discuss the implementation ...

The government hit back at Akel on Saturday after the main opposition party said Cypriots have been left at the mercy of sweeping price hikes. Left-wing Akel criticised ruling Disy ...

Claiming to have found the ‘smoking gun’ linking Cyprus to the political espionage scandal in Greece, main opposition Akel has slammed the government for continuing to stay in denial. Akel ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has warned opposition parties not to start “making noises” about Germany seeking a VAT exemption on a new consumer levy on energy consumption, saying it was ...

Main opposition Akel kept badgering the government on Thursday over the ‘spy van’ affair of 2019 – firing off new questions which it demanded the administration answer. The controversy surrounding the affair ...

Main opposition Akel on Monday hectored the government for its silence over the eavesdropping scandal raging in Greece, and claimed a possible link to the earlier ‘spy van’ affair in ...

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Sunday launched a complaint that a priest in a Paphos village refused to name a teenager killed in 1973 during a memorial service. “Disgrace and shame. ...

Andreas Mavroyiannis’ proposal for a deal with Turkey on natural gas before a settlement has divided opinion, but the presidential candidate hopes that it could break the current deadlock. The ...

Andreas Mavroyiannis on Tuesday morning officially launched his bid as a presidential candidate, emphasising that better days are possible for Cyprus, but there is no magic wand. The announcement comes ...

Former Cyprus problem negotiator and career diplomat, Andreas Mavroyiannis, won a resounding 90 per cent of the votes (891 votes) during Akel’s extraordinary pancyprian conference, which was called to approve his ...

There are two options in the next presidential elections, according to ruling Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou – the stability of the country with a Disy government, or a ...

The implicitly political Omonia saga reflects something greater than football: the splintering of the Left and the declining influence of Akel in Cyprus Four years ago to the day, on ...

Opposition Akel’s central committee on Friday announced that it has decided to go ahead and support independent candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis for the 2023 presidential elections. “Akel’s central committee met ...

Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos and Andreas Mavroyiannis, who has received senior Akel backing, held discussions on potential cooperation ahead of the February 2023 presidential elections but both kept their cards close ...

Former negotiator and ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis meets all of opposition Akel’s requirements to foment change in Cyprus, the party’s general-secretary Stefanos Stefanou said on Sunday. Stefanou was speaking ...

Presidential candidate and lawyer Achilleas Demetriades said on Monday he will continue his bid undeterred until the end, after he lost out on Akel’s backing when the party’s ...

Akel general secretary Stefanos Stefanou on Monday rebutted claims that their candidate for president Andreas Mavroyiannis was a lackey of the Anastasiades government, stressing Mavroyiannis’ work under various presidents as ...

Akel central committee is expected to decide on their preferred choice of presidential candidate for the 2023 elections on Sunday, following the first day of discussions on Saturday. The 105 member-body met ...

Main opposition Akel on Thursday took a big step toward deciding who will go on their ticket for the 2023 presidential elections – narrowing down their options to attorney Achilleas Demetriades and ...

The result of Akel policies are still fresh in the memory of workers, Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Sunday in response to charges made by the leader of the ...

Young people today are offering maximum yet receiving the minimum, Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Sunday addressing a Labour Day event organised by left wing union Peo which saw ...

Main opposition Akel will decide in June which candidate it will field or back for the 2023 presidential elections, the party’s leader said on Monday. Speaking at an Easter-related function, ...

Measures must be taken to support some 200,000 people who live below the poverty threshold, Akel general secretary Stephanos Stephanou said on Wednesday. He was speaking after a visit to the ...

Main opposition party Akel on Tuesday expressed concern at the continuing impasse in the Cyprus peace process, while thanking China for its support within the UN Security Council. The Akel ...