2026 Cypriot legislative election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 24 May 2026 to elect 56 of the 80 members of the House of Representatives. The election marked little change for the largest parties, despite strong anti-establishment feeling among the electorate and the parties' internal struggles in their respective campaigns ahead of the vote; the centre-right Democratic Rally (DISY) led by Annita Demetriou (who won a plurality of seats) and their main rivals, the Stefanos Stefanou-led communist Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL), both retained the same number of seats and the centrist Democratic Party (DIKO) lost one seat compared to the previous election in 2021. The election was marked by the relative success of the far-right National People's Front (ELAM) who became the joint-third largest party. The biggest impacts were on the smaller parties, in particular centrist parties supporting the incumbent president Nikos Christodoulides. The EDEK Socialist Party, Democratic Alignment (DIPA), and...

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