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Changes to AKEL's Candidate List Ahead of Elections

September 29, 2025

The AKEL party announced that neither Kostas Kostas nor Christos Christofias will be candidates in the upcoming elections. The Central Committee decided not to exempt them from the party's regulations. Instead, Giorgos Loukaidis and Aristos Damianou will be included on the party's ballot. Kostas Kostas expressed disappointment over the decision, emphasizing his views on the definition of a political core. The Central Committee meeting clarified the party's strategy ahead of the elections.