The leader of the Democratic Party (DIKO), Nikolas Papadopoulos, has called for a consolidation of the centre in the wake of Sunday's parliamentary elections, describing it as an imperative for the political landscape ahead.
In a post on X, Papadopoulos said DIKO remains "the only governing and the only centrist party in parliament," following results that saw the party win 8 seats with around 10% of the vote. The result represents a drop of 1.3 percentage points and the loss of one seat compared to 2021, when the party held 9 seats.
Papadopoulos said he considers it an urgent priority to take initiatives towards uniting the centre, sending a signal of political regrouping and cooperation for the period ahead. His remarks come at a moment when several centrist and centre-leaning forces failed to enter parliament. EDEK recorded the sharpest decline of the election, falling 3.5 points to 3.3% and losing all its seats, while DIPA also failed to cross the threshold, dropping to 3.1% after previously holding 4 seats.
DISY won the election with 17 seats, followed by AKEL with 15, while DIKO and ELAM each secured 8 seats. New entrants ALMA and Direct Democracy each took 4 seats.
