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Cyprus (European Parliament Constituency)
Cyprus is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Cyprus. It is currently represented by six Members of the European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament Elections 2004 The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as Cyprus had only joined the European Union earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on 13 June 2004. The number of registered voters was 483,311 – out of which 503 were Turkish Cypriots and 2054 EU nationals – while the total number of people who voted was 350.387 or 72.50% of the registered voters. The number of polling stations was 1077, allocated to each polling district in the following manner: Nicosia 416, Limassol 323, Famagusta (free area) 50, Larnaca 169 and Paphos 119. The six seats were contested by 59 candidates, belonging to parties or party coalitions or running as ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Parliament Constituency
Member of the European Parliament, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are Elections in the European Union, elected by the population of the Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union (EU). The European Electoral Act 2002 allows member states the choice to allocate electoral district, electoral subdivisions or constituencies (; ; ; ) for the European Parliament elections in several different ways. Most EU countries operate a single national constituency which elects MEPs for the whole country. Belgium and Ireland are each subdivided into constituencies, with electoral results calculated separately in each constituency. Germany, Italy and Poland are each subdivided into electoral districts, with the number of representatives determined at the national level after each election in proportion to the votes cast in each district. In Germany, political parties are entitled to present lists of candidates either at States of Germany, Länder or natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antigoni Papadopoulou
Antigoni Papadopoulou (Greek language, Greek: Αντιγόνη Παπαδοπούλου; ''née'' Pericleous (Greek: Περικλέους); born July 8, 1954) is a Greek Cypriot politician and chemist. She was one of the first two Cypriot women to be elected as Members of the European Parliament (Member of the European Parliament, MEPs) among six Members of the European Parliament for Cyprus 2009–2014, Cypriot MEPs (2009). She is a former Member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and the First Woman to serve as Chair of the House’s Committee of Economic Affairs and Budgeting (2006–2009). She was an Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Assembly Member of the Council of Europe from 2001 to 2009 and has also served as Vice Chairperson of the Committee of Economic Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2003–2009). Papadopoulou was the elected Mayor of Morphou from 1996 to 2001. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 European Parliament Election In Cyprus
An election was held on 26 May 2019 to elect six representatives from Cyprus to the European Parliament. The Democratic Rally, Democratic Rally (DISY) has won every election to the European Parliament since Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004. According to final results, DISY again won the election with 29% and 2 seats. There were no changes in seat allocation, with Progressive Party of Working People, AKEL also at 2 seats after securing 27% of the vote. Democratic Party (Cyprus), DIKO and Movement for Social Democracy, EDEK had 1 seat each, with 14% and 11% of the vote, respectively. In terms of percentage, this was Movement for Social Democracy, EDEK's best European elections result since 2004 (although that year it did not win any seats). Some attributed this in part to tactical voting, with many fearing the far-right ELAM (Cyprus), ELAM gaining a seat had it finished fourth. Opinion polls Results References {{Cypriot elections European Parliament ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoklis Sylikiotis
Neoklis Sylikiotis (; born 24 January 1959) is a Cypriot politician. From July 2014 to July 2019, he was a Member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chair of GUE/NGL. Sylikiotis was the Cypriot Minister of the Interior between September 2006 and July 2007, and again, between March 2008 and March 2012. Between March 2012 and February 2013, he was Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism. Sylikiotis is a member of leftist party AKEL. Personal life and education Sylikiotis was born in Limassol in 1959. He studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen RWTH Aachen University (), in German ''Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen'', is a German public research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With more than 47,000 students enrolled in 144 study prog .... He is married and has a son. References External links * 1959 births Living people MEPs for Cyprus 2014–2019 Progressive Party of Working People MEPs Health ministers o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitris Papadakis
Dimitris Papadakis (born 22 August 1966), is a Cypriot politician, who since July 2014 has served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Cyprus for the Movement for Social Democracy The EDEK Socialist Party (, EDEK) is a Greek Cypriot nationalist, social-democratic political party in Cyprus. Overview The party was founded by Vassos Lyssarides in 1969 as the United Democratic Centre Union, EDEK (, ΕΔΕΚ). It was origin .... Parliamentary service *Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs *Member, Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee References Living people 1966 births Movement for Social Democracy MEPs MEPs for Cyprus 2014–2019 People from Famagusta MEPs for Cyprus 2019–2024 {{Cyprus-MEP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefteris Christoforou
Lefteris Christoforou (Greek: Λευτέρης Χριστοφόρου; born 31 August 1963) is a Greek Cypriot politician. He was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2022, where he was head of national delegation in the European People's Party. He is a member of the Democratic Rally (DISY) and he served as vice president from 2003 to 2013 and also as deputy chairman from 2013 to 2019. He was a member of the Cyprus Parliament from 1996 to 2014 and represented Famagusta. Political career Christoforou started his political activity in the Youth Movement (MAKI), from 1976 to 1981. He continued his activity, during his studies in Greece, in the University Students Movement, Protoporia, of which he was the chairman of the Executive Committee Protoporia. During the period 1993–1996 Lefteris Christoforou served as the district leader of the Youth of the Democratic Rally (NEDISY) of Famagusta. Member of the Cyprus Parliament, 1996–2014 In the 1996 Cyprus natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costas Mavrides
Costas Mavrides (born 27 May 1962) is a Cypriot politician, who since 2014, has been a Member of the European Parliament, representing Cyprus. He is a member of Democratic Party. He sits with the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament. Early life and education He was born in Kato Dikomo in 1962. He studied Economics at Rutgers University, and holds a PhD in Economics from Houston University The University of Houston (; ) is a public research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in the first decades .... He worked as an academic from 1995 until 2004, and taught at universities in the USA, Greece and Cyprus. Parliamentary service *Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs *Member, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee References Living people 1962 births Democ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 European Parliament Election In Cyprus
Cyprus's component of the 2014 European Parliament election was held on Sunday, 25 May 2014. In total, 6 Members of the European Parliament were elected from Cyprus. Parties Ten parties or coalitions contested the European Parliament election in Cyprus: *AKEL – Left – New Forces (Progressive Party of Working People) * Democratic Party (DIKO) *Democratic Rally (DISY) (in coalition with European Party (EVROKO)) * National Popular Front (ELAM) *Citizens' Alliance *EDEK Movement for Social Democracy – Green Party (coalition) *Action (D.R.A.Sy-Eylem) *Animal Party Cyprus *Message of Hope *Cyprus Socialist Party There were also eight independent candidates. Opinion polls Results Elected MEPs The following candidates were elected: *Democratic Rally – European Party coalition – Eleni Theocharous and Christos Stylianides *AKEL – Left – New Forces – Takis Hadjigeorgiou and Neoklis Sylikiotis * Democratic Party – Costas Mavrides * EDEK – Green Party coalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Pitsillides
Andreas Pitsillides (; born 9 June 1977) is a Cypriot theologian, politician, party member of DISY and former Member of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S .... Since 2020, he has been a Chaser in the Cypriot version of '' The Chase'' quiz show. References External links Biography 1977 births Living people MEPs for Cyprus 2009–2014 Democratic Rally MEPs Greek Cypriots Cypriot theologians {{Cyprus-MEP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophocles Sophocleous
Sophocles Sophocleous (born 7 August 1962) is a Cypriot Movement for Social Democracy politician. He sat as a Member of the European Parliament for Cyprus between 2012 and 2014. He was the Cypriot Minister of Justice and Public Order from 2006 to 2008. Sophocleous is a law graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was the mayor of Pano Lefkara, his hometown, from 1992 to 2006, and he was the vice-president of the Movement for Social Democracy from 2000 to 2012. He was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Order in 2006, and he stayed in post until Tassos Papadopoulos Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos (; 7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008) was a Cypriot politician and barrister, who served as President of Cyprus from 2003 to 2008. An experienced member of the Makarios III’s cabinet, Papadopo ... lost the Cypriot presidency at the 2008 presidential election. Sophocleous took the seat of Kyriakos Mavronikolas in the European Parliament follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takis Hadjigeorgiou
Takis Hadjigeorgiou (; born 11 December 1956) is a Cypriot politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Party of Working People, sitting with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group, on the European Parliament's Committee of Foreign Affairs from 2009 until 2019. He is also a member of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees. Born in Pano Akourdaleia, Paphos in 1956, Hadjigeorgiou completed his studies in law National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and journalism (Journalism Workshop) in Athens in 1980 and subsequently moved back to Cyprus. Upon returning to his home country, he worked as a freelance journalist and later produced and aired programs with the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. He became famous through his TV talk show "Χωρίς Πλαίσια" (Without Borders), which covered controversial i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement For Social Democracy
The EDEK Socialist Party (, EDEK) is a Greek Cypriot nationalist, social-democratic political party in Cyprus. Overview The party was founded by Vassos Lyssarides in 1969 as the United Democratic Centre Union, EDEK (, ΕΔΕΚ). It was originally a strongly anti-imperialist democratic socialist party with roots in the struggle against British colonial rule, influenced by the philosophies of the Andreas Papandreou left-wing faction within Georgios Papandreou's Centre Union, PASOK, and the 1968 movement. EDEK, and Lyssarides personally, enjoyed very good relations with Third World socialist leaders and governments, including Hafez al-Assad of Syria, Muammar Gaddafi of Libya and Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt. Since the early 1980s, EDEK has evolved into a European-style social-democratic party. It has however not given up its nationalist orientations. The party changed its name to "Movement for Social Democracy" () in 2000. EDEK is led by Marinos Sizopoulos and is a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
