00:00The center-right Democratic rally has secured first place in Cyprus's parliamentary election,
00:05winning 27.1% of the vote and capturing 17 seats in the legislature.
00:10Final results confirm that the left-wing Akel finished in second place,
00:14taking 23.9% of the ballots to secure 16 seats.
00:17Beyond the tradition of duopoly, the far-right Elam achieved a historic breakthrough
00:21by moving up to third place overall, winning 10.9% of the vote and claiming 8 seats.
00:27The center's Democratic Party finished in fourth place with exactly 10%, also granting them 8 seats.
00:34The election also confirmed a significant wave of anti-establishment sentiment across the island
00:39as two newly established political formations officially crossed the threshold to enter parliament.
00:44The anti-corruption Alma Party secured 5.8% of the vote,
00:49while MEP Fidias Panaito's direct democracy captured 5.4%,
00:53each holding four seats in the House of Representatives.
00:57Thank you very much.
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