Volt Cyprus
Volt Cyprus Βολτ Κύπρος Volt Kıbrıs | |
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European affiliation | Volt Europa |
House of Representatives | 1 / 56 |
European Parliament | 0 / 6 |
Municipal Councils | 1 / 443 |
Website | |
https://voltcyprus.org/ | |
Volt Cyprus (
History
Volt became active in Cyprus with a close cooperation with the movement New Wave - The Other Cyprus with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on 4 November 2021. In it, the movements agreed to cooperate more closely and merge after the 2023 presidential election and New Wave - The Other Cyprus renamed itself into Neo Kyma || Volt Cyprus - The Other Cyprus.[3][4] With their candidate Constantinos Christofides they received 1.6% of the vote in the first round of the election.[5]
On 26 October 2023, Volt, New Wave and the Famagusta for Cyprus movement announced their merger and the formation of Volt Cyprus as a party.[6] On 27 November, Member of Parliament Alexandra Attalides, of the Ecologists at the time, announced that she would become a member of Volt.[7] On 3 December, the party adopted its statutes at its founding party conference and elected Alexandra Attalides and Charilaos Velaris as chairpersons.[8][9] Hulusi Kilim, a Turkish Cypriot, was elected Secretary General, making him the first Turkish Cypriot politician to hold the highest office in a party that is active in the Republic of Cyprus and Volt the only party that currently unites both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities under one roof.[10]
Policies
As part of the pan-European movement Volt Europa, the party aims to solve current challenges and issues such as climate change, migration and artificial intelligence through closer European cooperation.[11]
Cyprus conflict
Volt is in favour of a united Cyprus. To resolve the
European policy
The party aims to establish a
Organisation
The party is led by a dual leadership consisting of a man and a woman.[12]
Election
European Parliament 2024
Volt's programme for the European elections was adopted on 27 November at the Volt Europa General Assembly in Paris and applies equally to Volt throughout Europe.[13] On 25 February, the party elected its 6 candidates. The leading candidates are Andromache Sophocleous and Hulusi Kilim. The list also includes the investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis.[14]
Election results
European Parliament
Election | Votes | Seats | |||
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# | % | Rank | # | ± | |
2024 | 10,777 | 2.92 | 7th | 0 / 6 |
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References
- ^ "Αριθμός 275 Ο ΠΕΡΙ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΟΜΜΑΤΩΝ ΝΟΜΟΣ (ΝΟΜΟΣ 175(Ι)/2012 [Άρθρο 3] Αλλαγή Ονόματος Πολιτικού Κόμματος" (PDF). mof.gov.cy (in Greek). ΕΠΙΣΗΜΗ ΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ ΚΥΡΙΟ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΜΗΜΑ B. 2024-01-19. p. 316. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Ατταλίδου στη CT: Με δικό του ψηφοδέλτιο και 6 υποψήφιους στις ευρωεκλογές το Βόλτ". cyprustimes.com (in Greek). 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ ""Nα μάθουν στους πολίτες τις αξίες της ευρωπαϊκής αλληλεγγύης"". politis.com.cy. 2022-02-07. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Economidou, Xenia (2021-11-14). "Neo Kyma joins Volt, the pan-European movement". Νέο Κύμα – Η Άλλη Κύπρος. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Κύπρος: Χριστοδουλίδης εναντίον Μαυρογιάννη στον β΄γύρο – DW – 05/02/2023". dw.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "New political party 'Volt Cyprus' to be unveiled tomorrow". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Ανακοίνωσε συμπόρευση με το ΒΟΛΤ η Ατταλίδου. "Ένα καλύτερο βήμα να αγωνιστώ"". cyprustimes.com (in Greek). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Το νέο κόμμα Volt Cyprus είναι γεγονός, ποιος ανέλαβε την Προεδρία (ΦΩΤΟ) | AlphaNews.Live". www.alphanews.live (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Volt Cyprus: Γεγονός το νέο κόμμα – Όλα τα ονόματα που εντάχθηκαν". sigmalive.com. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b Solutions, BDigital Web. "Συνέντευξη: Η βιωσιμότητα μιας πιθανής λύσης εξαρτάται από εμάς". Kathimerini.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ a b "Ατταλίδου στη CT: Με δικό του ψηφοδέλτιο και 6 υποψήφιους στις ευρωεκλογές το Βόλτ". cyprustimes.com (in Greek). 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "Hopeful new party Volt Cyprus aims to fill political gap". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "Volt Europa Unveils Bold Vision for Europe and Elects New Leadership". Volt Europa. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ "Volt Cyprus announces candidates for EU elections with Makarios Drousiotis featuring". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-25.