Citizens' Alliance (Cyprus)

Citizens' Alliance (Greek: Συμμαχία Πολιτών, Symmachía Politón) is a political party that aims for a unitary republic of Cyprus and rejects a federation of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish parts. The party's leader is Giorgos Lillikas. It opposes the current austerity program in Cyprus and is in opposition to the privatization of state assets.[4]

Citizens' Alliance
Συμμαχία Πολιτών
PresidentGiorgos Lillikas
FounderGiorgos Lillikas
Founded28 April 2013 (2013-04-28)
Ideology
Political positionCentre[2] to centre-left[3]
European affiliationEuropean Democratic Party
Colours   Green, Blue
House of Representatives
0 / 56
European Parliament
0 / 6
Municipal Councils
5 / 478
Website
www.symmaxiapoliton.org

On 24 June 2021, the party announced that it began discussions with the Movement for Social Democracy party, to merge Citizens' Alliance into the latter.[5] In addition, party leader Giorgos Lillikas, announced his intention to retire from political life.[6]

References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  2. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019.
  3. "European Parliament Elections – What do parties in Cyprus say about integration?". European Web Site on Integration. European Commission. 21 May 2019.
  4. "greece2day.com". Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  5. Γραφείο Τύπου (2021-06-24). "«Ναι» στην ενοποίηση με ΕΔΕΚ από την Πολιτική Σύγκλητο της Συμμαχίας Πολιτών". Symmaxia Politon (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  6. Spyrou, Mary. "Yiorgos Lillikas leaving politics | Cyprus Mail". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
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