Animal Party Cyprus

Political party in Cyprus

The Animal Party Cyprus (APC, Greek: Κόμμα για τα Ζώα Κύπρου) is a political party in Cyprus advocating for animal rights and welfare.[1][2] It was founded on April 27, 2014,[3] and is led by Kyriakos Kyriakou.[4]

The party is one of the seven founding members of the European group Animal Politics EU, which is affiliated with The Left in the European Parliament. APC is "hardcore" (single-issue) party and as such forms a core of the group.[5]

Election results

House of Representatives

Election Votes Seats
# % Rank # ±
2016 4,088 1.16 9th
0 / 56
new
2021 3,593 1.00 14th
0 / 56
Steady 0

European Parliament

Election Votes Seats
# % Rank # ±
2014 2,288 0.88 8th
0 / 6
new
2019 2,208 0.79 9th
0 / 6
Steady 0

References

  1. ^ "ΤΙ ΥΠΟΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΥΜΕ;". ΚΟΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΖΩΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  2. ^ "Οι προγραμματικές μας θέσεις". ΚΟΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΖΩΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. ^ Solutions, BDigital Web. "Ιδρύεται κόμμα για τα ζώα στην Κύπρο". Kathimerini.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  4. ^ Αναστάση, Τάσος (2021-12-20). "Επανεξελέγη ο Κυριάκος Κυριάκου στην ηγεσία του Κόμματος για τα Ζώα Κύπρου | Dialogos". Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  5. ^ Morini 2018, p. 432.

Sources

  • Morini, Marco (2018-08-08). "'Animals first!' The rise of animal advocacy parties in the EU: a new party family". Contemporary Politics. 24 (4): 418–435. doi:10.1080/13569775.2018.1434450. ISSN 1356-9775.
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