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When politics is thankless and unjust

Philenews 07 Oct 2026
Could AKEL back Averof Neofytou? Of course not ... AKEL won’t back him, openly at least, because it would wreck the whole AKEL-versus-DISY story, in which each is the other’s arch-enemy ... AKEL owes Pindarou one.
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Special school turning storerooms into classrooms, says AKEL Secretary General

Philenews 02 Oct 2026
Staff at the Nicosia Special School are having to turn storerooms and other spaces into classrooms because the school has run out of room, AKEL Secretary General Stefanos Stefanou said after visiting on Friday.
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Stefanou: we have no right to let Cyprus problem fall into deadlock

CyprusMail 30 Sep 2026
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Wednesday warned against allowing the Cyprus problem to fall into a state of deadlock, after he attended the day’s National Council meeting ... This should also be our concern through the policy we follow,” he said ... ....
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AKEL demands emergency cost-of-living measures at Finance Ministry protest

Philenews 29 Sep 2026
AKEL called for a permanent five per cent VAT rate on electricity and an end to double taxation on fuel as it protested outside the Finance Ministry on Monday evening, demanding emergency measures to tackle high prices and support households.
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AKEL Protests Cost of Living, Government Defends Record on Support Measures

Famagusta Gazette 29 Sep 2026
Cyprus’ communist-rooted opposition party AKEL took to the streets Monday, calling on the government to take immediate action to support households struggling with the rising cost of living.
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Akel comes out against plans to rename Paphos’ Kemal Ataturk Street

CyprusMail 29 Sep 2026
Akel expressed its opposition to plans to rename Kemal Ataturk Street in Paphos’ Moutallos neighbourhood, describing the plans as “untimely and inappropriate” after a meeting of the Paphos town council on Monday night ... File photo. Unal Ustel ... ....
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Akel withdraws from Cyprus Forum, citing ‘hysterical right-wing rhetoric’

CyprusMail 28 Sep 2026
It said that party leader Stefanos Stefanou had informed the Cyprus Forum on Saturday that he would not attend the event, and that “the same stance will be taken by other Akel members who had been invited to the Cyprus Forum”.
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AKEL urges government to act on cost of living, cites €200 million in extra state revenue

Famagusta Gazette 27 Sep 2026
Cyprus’s AKEL party is calling on the government to take immediate measures against rising living costs, accusing it of standing idle while price increases burden households ... AKEL has called for ...
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Our View: Tax cuts are no cure for inflation

CyprusMail 24 Sep 2026
Akel has been calling for state intervention to fight the “expensiveness” for many months, while Disy has also joined the fray ... It was up to the government to act. Disy warned ... These are the same views as those expressed by Akel ... ....
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Pension reform to ensure system is viable for ’40 or 50 years’

CyprusMail 23 Sep 2026
The government’s planned reforms to the pension system will ensure that it remains viable for “40 or 50 years”, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Wednesday, as he addressed members of Akel ... ....
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Mavroyiannis claims polls put him in ‘first place’ ahead of presidential race

CyprusMail 19 Sep 2026
On his relationship with Akel, Mavroyiannis described ties with Secretary- General Stefanos Stefanou as “excellent,” with the pair holding regular informal meetings. “We are talking about a large party that has its own procedures and its own people.
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Cyprus’s political map is starting to crack

Philenews 17 Sep 2026
The early warning signs are already there ... But one thing is already clear ... Much of it comes down to something more personal ... First ... Andreas Mavroyiannis is already firmly in campaign mode, while AKEL says it hasn’t yet got deep into the discussion.
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NATO and the Cyprus problem: the debate DISY and AKEL are avoiding

Philenews 11 Jul 2026
AKEL has a crystal-clear position on swapping the guarantee system for one involving NATO ... AKEL’s objection is specific ... Beyond the political and ideological positioning of DISY and AKEL, the question left standing is refreshingly simple.
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Our View: Akel’s Nato obsession defies logic

CyprusMail 10 Jul 2026
Akel general secretary Stefanos Stefanou outlined his party’s main positions on the Cyprus issue at a meeting he had with ambassadors of the EU member-states ... Nato, Akel would not support it, he said.
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Stefanou on Raouna row: Opposition to govt is not necessarily anti-Europeanism

CyprusMail 10 Jul 2026
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Friday moved to defend his party’s decision to vote against a government bill which would have extended European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna’s term in ...

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