in-cyprus5 Aug 2026

Rift widens between DISY and Christodoulides ahead of presidential race

Cyprus’s right-wing political camp is in open conflict, with DISY headquarters, on Pindarou Street, and the Presidential Palace now locked in a battle for dominance ahead of the presidential election.

President Nikos Christodoulides and former DISY leader Averof Neofytou are trading pointed messages over the Cyprus problem, while DISY vice-president Giannis Karousos has kept up daily attacks on the government over a cabinet reshuffle, a stance that has unsettled other members of the party’s...

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