Cyprus election: far-right ELAM more than doubles seats as parliament fragments

Cyprus's parliament fragmented sharply in Sunday's parliamentary election, with the far-right ELAM party more than doubling its representation in the legislature, POLITICO Europe reported.

The result marked a significant realignment in Cypriot politics, as anti-establishment forces broadly gained ground across the chamber while parties supporting the country's president emerged considerably weakened by the outcome.

ELAM — the National Popular Front, a far-right nationalist movement that has steadily built support in recent years — now holds a substantially larger share of seats, pushing the political fringe closer to the mainstream of Cypriot parliamentary life.

The vote produced a more fragmented chamber overall, with pro-presidential blocs losing influence in a result that analysts are likely to read as a protest signal from an electorate increasingly skeptical of the established political order.

No final seat tallies or vote-share percentages were provided in the POLITICO Europe report at time of publication.