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Cyprus: Right gains, communists lose in general election
RULING right-wing party Disy won Sunday’s general election in Cyprus, with a 3.7 per cent dip in its share of the vote to 30.7 per cent, the Interior Ministry reported yesterday.
But the biggest loser was the second-placed communist Progressive Party of Working People (Akel), which took 25.7 per cent, 7.1 per cent less than in 2011.
The far-right National Popular Front (Elam) party will be represented in parliament for the first time, claiming 3.7 per cent of the votes, just over the 3.6 per cent threshold.
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