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Analysis: Coalition Government with Open Rifts and a Focus on 2026

Published December 31, 2025, 11:15
Analysis: Coalition Government with Open Rifts and a Focus on 2026

Tensions are emerging within the Cypriot coalition government, sparked by the interventions of the leader of DIKO, Nikola Papadopoulos. Political analysts Nasios Oreinos and Yannos Katsouridis discussed the political landscape, emphasizing that disagreements between DIKO and the Christodoulides government are longstanding and not merely temporary. Oreinos pointed out that polls show increasing dissatisfaction among DIKO voters with the party's role in the government, while Papadopoulos appears to be positioning himself as a leader of the centrist space. Katsouridis stressed that friction in coalition governments is common, but the lack of communication between the Presidential Palace and collaborating parties exacerbates the problem.