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]
Animal Party Cyprus Κόμμα για τα Ζώα Κύπρου | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | APC |
| President | Kyriakos Kyriakou |
| Founder | Kyriakos Kyriakou |
| Founded | 27 April 2014 |
| Headquarters | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Ideology | |
| European affiliation | Animal Politics EU |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 56 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 6 |
| Website | |
| animalpartycyprus | |
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 edit
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House of Representatives edit
| Election | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | Rank | # | ± | |
| 2016 | 4,088 | 1.16 | 9th | 0 / 56 |
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| 2021 | 3,593 | 1.00 | 14th | 0 / 56 |
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European Parliament edit
| Election | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | Rank | # | ± | |
| 2014 | 2,288 | 0.88 | 8th | 0 / 6 |
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| 2019 | 2,208 | 0.79 | 9th | 0 / 6 |
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References edit
- ^ "ΤΙ ΥΠΟΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΥΜΕ;". ΚΟΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΖΩΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Οι προγραμματικές μας θέσεις". ΚΟΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΖΩΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Solutions, BDigital Web. "Ιδρύεται κόμμα για τα ζώα στην Κύπρο". Kathimerini.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Αναστάση, Τάσος (2021-12-20). "Επανεξελέγη ο Κυριάκος Κυριάκου στην ηγεσία του Κόμματος για τα Ζώα Κύπρου | Dialogos". Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Morini 2018, p. 432.
Sources edit
- 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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