Cyprus Elects Its European Parliamentarians

CYPRUS ELECTS ITS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS

Gibrahayer
7 June, 2009
Nicosia

A noble friend of the Armenian people and Artsakh, Dr. Eleni
Theocharous, and a Hay Tad friend, Ioannis Kassoulides, were two of
the six candidates that Cyprus elected this weekend in the European
Parliament.

Their right-wing party, DISY, and left-wing AKEL won two seats
each, while Marios Garoyian’s centrist DIKO party elected Antigone
Papadopoulou.

Cyprus for the first time, also elected a representative in the
Socialist block, with Koullis Mavronikolas being elected from EDEK.

Chief Election Officer Lazaros Savvides expressed his disappointment
at the low turn-out of 59%, which was similar to the rest of Europe.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS