Alexios wrote:AKEL - Communists party (but not really)
DISY - Right , nationalists and capitalists
EDEK - Socialists
DIKO - Center right (or left whichever suits them)
Greens - Just one person really. But he is good
European party - Broke out of DISY after referendum. they seek a "European solution".
ADIK - its leader made lots of rousfeti and he still receives votes
EDI - Pull our pants down and bent kind of policy in the cyprus problem.
some smaller ones
The above are ofcourse how Piratis Views Political Parties in Cyprus
Below is my view on them:
AKEL - So called Communist Party with Capitalist connections.Recently a confused Party appearing to be in 2 or 3 !!minds regarding the Cyprus problem
DISY - Right wing party that strives hard to get rid of its nationalist image and succeeding to some extend at the expense of losing old nationalist support
EDEK - So called socialist party.More like nationalist painted red.
DIKO - The real playmakers in Cyprus politics since their vote is decisive.They pick and choose whatever suits them as Piratis rightly said and they are the real rousfeti teachers.
European party -DISY breakaways who joined a fool called Koutsou and think we can have a "European" solution to the Cyprus problem
ADIK - As Piratis said
EDI - The only real patriots in Cyprus.
I find this is really important discussion - if the parties actually has some stated ideologies, and followed them, then the political live could possibly produce something valuable... I'll through in my interpretations too:
DISY, 30%, strong "Greek" background among members, but really only as "Greek against the English" and at that time the oponents to the communists. Now more of a socio-liberal party - like the main European non-socialist large parties.
AKEL, 30%, unreformed communist party, probably unique in Europe in that sense. Since it is not really possible to be a communist anymore, they have no ideology and following the wind... It is however the large left-wing party that the 'working class' trusts, has union support, etc. Comparing rest of Europe it is really the Socialist (socialdemocratic) party. In general they have simple good people as members, but ended up in bed with the nationalists in order to come to power.
DIKO, 15%, hardcore nationalist since the beginning of time. Tying to steal 'the 'socialdemocrat' label before AKEL reforms.
EDEK, 5%, lost in the wind, also desperately trying for the 'socialdemocrate' label.
The rest are dissilutioned tiny parties, mainly populists without ideaologies.
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