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Eirini Charalambidou's Partnership with AKEL Ends

February 15, 2026

Eirini Charalambidou talks about the dissolution of her partnership with AKEL, emphasizing that the leadership's reaction was extreme and humiliating. In her interview, she argues that people voted for her independence and opinions, not because she was obedient to the leadership. She states that the conflict was not her choice and that she actually wanted to cooperate. She accuses the AKEL leadership of being politically isolated and stresses that independent thinking is a responsibility towards society. Despite the leadership's proposals, she believes that the partnership was not genuine.