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Averof Neofytou
Averof Neofytou (; born 31 July 1961) is a Cypriot politician, who was the President of the then-ruling Democratic Rally The Democratic Rally (, ΔΗΣΥ, DISY) is a Christian democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Cyprus led by Annita Demetriou. The party was founded on 4 July 1976 by veteran politician Glafcos Clerides. Two leaders of the par ... (DISY) party from 2013 to 2023, and currently serves as Member of the House of Representatives (Cyprus), House of Representatives since 2006, having previously served in the position from 1996 to 1999. Prior to his election to parliament, which he briefly left to serve as Council of Ministers (Cyprus), Minister of Communications and Works, he was active in local politics and served as Mayor of his hometown, Polis Chrysochou, Polis, from 1992 to 1996. On 20 March 2022, he was confirmed as Democratic Rally, DISY's candidate for the 2023 Cypriot presidential election. In the first round, on 5 February 2023, he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Rally
The Democratic Rally (, ΔΗΣΥ, DISY) is a Christian democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Cyprus led by Annita Demetriou. The party was founded on 4 July 1976 by veteran politician Glafcos Clerides. Two leaders of the party have served as presidents of Cyprus, Clerides from 1993 until 2003 and Nicos Anastasiades from 2013 to 2023. From 11 March 2023, the leader of the party is Annita Demetriou, who also serves as the president of the House of Representatives since June 2021. Background DISY serves a widely diverse spectrum of voters, ranging from hard-line Greek Cypriot nationalists and anti-communists to humanist liberals with post-materialist and post-modern values who advocate human rights. DISY's platform focuses on free enterprise economic policies, lower direct taxes (i.e., on income earned and investment) and higher indirect taxes (i.e., on consumption, excise, and negative externalities), economic development, opposing government deficits, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Christodoulides
Nikos Christodoulides (; born 6 December 1973) is a Cypriot politician, diplomat, and academic who has served as the 8th President of Cyprus since 2023. He previously served as Government Spokesman from 2014 to 2018 and List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022, both under his predecessor Nicos Anastasiades. A former member of the Democratic Rally, he has been an Independent politician, independent since the party ejected him for entering 2023 Cypriot presidential election, the 2023 presidential race against their chosen candidate. Christodoulides started his career as a diplomat in 1999, also working as a lecturer and researcher at the University of Cyprus from 2007 to 2010. He then served in the second Anastasiades government until resigning in January 2022 in order to run in the presidential election, where he defeated Andreas Mavroyiannis in the run-off and assumed office on 28 February 2023. He is the first Cypriot leader t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetris Demetriou
Dimitris Dimitriou (; born 15 January 1999) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Anorthosis Dimitriou made his debut for Anorthosis in 2018. Apollon Limassol In July 2019, Dimitriou joined Apollon Limassol. International career Dimitriou made his national team debut on 13 October 2020 and kept a clean sheet in a draw against the Azerbaijan national football team The Azerbaijan national football team () is the national association football, football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. It represents Azerbaijan in international football competitions. .... Career statistics Club References External linksDemetris Demetriou profile 1999 births Living people Cypriot men's footballers 21st-century Cypriot sportsmen Cyprus men's youth international footballers Cyprus men's under-21 international footballers Cyprus men's international footballers Anorthosis Famagusta FC play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economic Adjustment Programme For Cyprus
The Economic Adjustment Programme for Cyprus, usually referred to as the Bailout programme, is a memorandum of understanding on financial assistance to the Republic of Cyprus in order to cope with the 2012–13 Cypriot financial crisis. It was signed in March 2013 by the Cypriot Government on one hand, and on the other hand by the European Commission on behalf of the Eurogroup, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Background Credit rating downgrade to speculative On 13 March 2012, Moody's slashed Cyprus's credit rating to speculative status, warning that the Cyprus government would have to inject more fresh capital into its banks to cover losses incurred through Greece's debt swap. On 25 June 2012, the day when Fitch downgraded bonds issued by Cyprus to BB+, which disqualified them from being accepted as collateral by the European Central Bank, the Cypriot government requested a bailout from the European Financial Stability Facility or the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troika (European Group)
The Troika is a term used to refer to the single decision group created by three entities, the European Commission (EC), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It was formed due to the European debt crisis as an ''ad hoc'' authority with a mandate to manage the bailouts of Cyprus, Greece, Ireland and Portugal, in the aftermath of their prospective insolvency caused by the 2008 financial crisis. Earlier, "troika" had been used as the designation of a triumvirate that represented the European Union in its foreign relations, in particular concerning its common foreign and security policy (CFSP), until the Treaty of Lisbon was ratified in 2009. Background of the financial crisis bailout troika Role of the Troika The term ''Troika'' has been widely used in Greece, Cyprus (), Ireland, Portugal, and Spain to refer to the consortium of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund that provided a bail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–2013 Cypriot Financial Crisis
The 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis was an economic crisis in the Republic of Cyprus that involved the exposure of Cypriot banks to overleveraged local property companies, the Greek government-debt crisis, the downgrading of the Government of Cyprus, Cypriot government's bond credit rating to junk status by international Credit rating agency, credit rating agencies, the consequential inability to refund its state expenses from the international markets and the reluctance of the government to restructure the troubled Cypriot financial sector. On 25 March 2013, a €10 billion international bailout by the Eurogroup, European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) was announced, in return for Cyprus agreeing to close the country's second-largest bank, the Cyprus Popular Bank (also known as Laiki Bank), imposing a one-time bank deposit levy on all uninsured deposits there, and seizing possibly around 48% of uninsured deposits in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Cyprus
The president of Cyprus, officially the president of the Republic of Cyprus, is the head of state and the head of government of Cyprus, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Cypriot National Guard. The office was established by the Constitution of Cyprus, Constitution of 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. The combination of the role of head of state and that of government is unique among Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union, making Cyprus the only EU state with a full presidential system of government. The Constitution of Cyprus, constitution, which was negotiated during the London and Zürich Agreements that divided power between the Greek Cypriot, Greek Cypriot community and Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Cypriot community, requires the president to be a Greek Cypriot. Other requirements are that the officeholder must be over the age of thirty-five and elected Direct election, directly in a two-round system. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Cypriot Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 22 May 2016 to elect 56 of the 80 Members of the House of Representatives (Cyprus), House of Representatives. Political system The Republic of Cyprus is a unitary state, unitary republic with a presidential system of government. The President of Cyprus, Direct election, directly elected in the Midterm election, middle of the legislative term, is both head of state and head of government, presiding over the executive Council of Ministers (Cyprus), Council of Ministers. The multi-member district, multi-member proportional representation, proportional elections to the House of Representatives (Cyprus), House of Representatives however accommodate a multi-party system, where the elected president's party usually joins forces with smaller parties to form a joint coalition government that usually adapts to parliamentary shifts after legislative elections. Electoral system The 80 seats in the House of Representatives are elected from si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Cypriot Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 22 May 2011 to elect the 56 Members of the House of Representatives. They were won by the Democratic Rally, who increased their seats from 18 to 20. The governing Progressive Party of Working People also gained a seat, bringing them up to 19. The Democratic Party lost two of their 11 seats and the European Party lost one of their three seats. The Movement for Social Democracy held on to their five seats. Background The election follows a presidential election in Northern Cyprus which was won by the right-wing candidate Dervis Eroglu, who beat leftist incumbent Mehmet Ali Talat, amid fears of a halt in peace talks for a unified Cyprus; it also follows a similar legislative election. Conversely, in Greece the previous election was won by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement defeating the conservative New Democracy. Roughly a month later, Turkey would hold its own general election. The Interior Ministry estimated a total Greek Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Cypriot Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 21 May 2006. Progressive Party of Working People, AKEL and the Democratic Rally both won 18 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 89.0%.Nohlen & Stöver, p443 Results Notes References {{Cypriot elections 2006 in Cyprus 2000s in Cypriot politics 2006 elections in Europe, Cyprus Legislative elections in Cyprus May 2006 in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glafcos Clerides
Glafcos Ioannou Clerides (; 24 April 1919 – 15 November 2013) was a Cypriot statesman, who served as President of Cyprus in 1974 and from 1993 to 2003. A barrister and former Royal Air Force pilot, Clerides played an important role in the Cypriot struggle for independence, first as a member of the anti-colonial guerrilla organization EOKA and later in the drafting of the country's constitution. He then served as the first Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1960 to 1976, and briefly took over the presidency of Cyprus on an interim basis following the failure of the 1974 coup, overseeing the island's defence amidst the Turkish invasion. Clerides founded the center-right Democratic Rally in 1976 and won the presidential election as its candidate in 1993, before securing a second term in 1998. He failed to win a third term in 2003. As President, Clerides presided over a period of significant economic growth and was instrumental in Cyprus' accession to the Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Cypriot Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 26 May 1996. The result was a victory for the Democratic Rally, which won 20 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 92.9%.Nohlen & Stöver, p443 Results References {{Cypriot elections 1996 in Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ... Legislative elections in Cyprus May 1996 in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
