{"id":3277,"date":"2026-05-24T16:31:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/far-right-and-newcomer-make-gains-in-cyprus-election-exit-poll-shows\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T16:31:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:31:48","slug":"far-right-and-newcomer-make-gains-in-cyprus-election-exit-poll-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/far-right-and-newcomer-make-gains-in-cyprus-election-exit-poll-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Far right and newcomer make gains in Cyprus election, exit poll shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>NICOSIA &#8211; Cyprus&#8217;s far right appeared set for gains in Sunday&#8217;s election while an anti-corruption newcomer looked set to enter parliament, according to exit polls that showed weaker support for centrist parties backing President Nikos Christodoulides.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/trump-accounts-may-be-privatized-personal-social-security-accounts\/\">Trump accounts may be privatized personal Social Security accounts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Opinion polls released by TV networks when voting ended at 1500 GMT showed far-right ELAM, an offshoot of Greece&#8217;s banned Golden Dawn party, with 10-12.5% of the vote, up from 6.8% in the last legislative elections in 2021. <\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>If the polling trend holds, it could become the third-largest party in the 56-seat parliament behind right-wing DISY and Communist AKEL parties.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>While executive power rests with the presidency in Cyprus, the vote is widely seen as a gauge of political trends ahead of the 2028 presidential election and could flag the new alliances centrist Christodoulides may need to make if he wants to be re-elected.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/china-sends-astronaut-on-year-long-space-mission-as-it-eyes-2030-moon-landing-2\/\">China sends astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Three centrist parties backing Christodoulides &#8211; Diko, Dipa and EDEK &#8211; appeared headed for a weaker result, according to the projections. <\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Corruption and cost of living concerns were prominent in the campaign.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>ELAM campaigned against migration and also holds a hard line in negotiations with Turkish Cypriots on the ethnically-split island. ALMA, a newly formed movement campaigning on accountability and political reform, was set to secure parliamentary representation for the first time.                     <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/honda-models-hold-their-value-better-than-most-cars-after-five-years\/\">Honda Models Hold Their Value Better Than Most Cars After Five Years<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p> (Writing by Michele Kambas;Editing by Helen Popper and Christina Fincher)<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i> Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 24, 2026 at 8:46 AM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NICOSIA &#8211; Cyprus&#39;s far right appeared set for gains in Sunday&#39;s election while an anti-corruption newcomer looked set to enter parliament, according to exit polls that showed weaker support for centrist parties backing President Nikos Christodoulides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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