{"id":3047,"date":"2024-02-15T10:39:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T08:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3047"},"modified":"2024-02-15T10:39:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T08:39:17","slug":"elams-ambitions-surge-amidst-turmoil-in-other-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3047","title":{"rendered":"ELAM\u2019s ambitions surge amidst turmoil in other parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst turmoil within other political parties, particularly the Democratic Rally (DISY), ELAM finds its appetite for power growing. The far-right party is now making unprecedented bids for control of two major municipalities, fielding its candidates and raising the stakes in the upcoming elections.Following the formal announcement of MP Soteris Ioannou, as a candidate for Larnaca\u2019s mayoral race, speculation mounts that another ELAM MP, Linos Papagiannis, will soon declare his candidacy for Famagusta\u2019s mayoralty.Michalis Michail is also expected to announce his bid for the position of Paphos deputy mayor.<strong>Larnaca<\/strong>While Ioannou\u2019s bid for Larnaca faces significant odds against incumbent Andreas Vyras, ELAM\u2019s swift response to fill the void left by other parties demonstrates its opportunism.The absence of a candidate from DISY and the apparent inability within the party to make decisions have created a void that ELAM has hastened to fill with its candidate. Observers in Larnaca note that if there is no other right-wing candidate, Ioannou will attract a significant percentage of votes from those who would prefer to vote against left-wing AKEL\u2019s Vyras. <strong>Famagusta<\/strong>Christos Christou, ELAM\u2019s president, recently announced Papagiannis\u2019s candidacy for Famagusta on Alpha TV, pre-empting announcements from rival parties. Papagiannis\u2019s popularity in his province, coupled with ongoing developments in Famagusta and the stalemate in the Cyprus issue, positions him to attract considerable right-wing support.<strong>EU elections<\/strong>Additionally, ELAM is expected to unveil its roster for the upcoming European elections within the month, with Geadis Geadi, Polys Anogyriatis, and Linos Hadjigeorgiou expected to feature on it. These developments signal ELAM\u2019s aspirations for a more significant foothold in Cypriot politics. Initial surveys suggest the party aims for a double-digit percentage, despite its leadership maintaining a cautious approach to avoid provoking other factions.<strong>Garoyan sets the bar at 7.5%<\/strong>Meanwhile, DEPA is also gearing up for electoral battles. The secretariat and political bureau of the party will meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss local elections, with reports indicating that recommendations will be made for candidates in the five municipalities where the party has not yet announced support. Final approval will be made by the central committee. Marios Garoyan, the party\u2019s president, discussed on ANT1 TV the preparations for local and European elections.He even predicted DEPA\u2019s percentage, when asked to comment on the low percentages indicated in the polls. \u201cNow my prediction is 7.5% and up. That\u2019s my estimate; it\u2019s a difficult target but not unattainable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELAM, a far-right political party in Cyprus, is making bids for control of two major municipalities, Larnaca and Famagusta. MP Soteris Ioannou is running for Larnaca&#8217;s mayoral race, while another MP, Linos Papagiannis, is expected to declare his candidacy for Famagusta&#8217;s mayoralty. Michalis Michail is also expected to announce his bid for the position of Paphos deputy mayor. ELAM is also preparing for the upcoming European elections and aims to achieve a double-digit percentage. DEPA, another political party, is also preparing for electoral battles and predicts a percentage of 7.5% or higher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[671,279,3,672,843,153,379,844,575,157,148,845,130,301,114],"class_list":["post-3047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-akel","tag-comment","tag-cyprus","tag-disy","tag-elam","tag-elections","tag-eu","tag-eu-elections","tag-far-right","tag-larnaca","tag-local","tag-local-elections","tag-paphos","tag-politics","tag-top-news"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ELAM\u2019s ambitions surge amidst turmoil in other parties<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"election candidates. 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