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Charalambidou Responds to AKEL: 'If Anyone Challenges Me, I Will Substantiate My Claims' – Leadership Covered Anastasiades’ Cyprus Policies

Published February 15, 2026, 17:14
Charalambidou Responds to AKEL: 'If Anyone Challenges Me, I Will Substantiate My Claims' – Leadership Covered Anastasiades’ Cyprus Policies

Nicosia MP Irene Charalambidou returns with a response to AKEL's announcement, clarifying that her concerns relate to part of the party's leadership and offering to substantiate her positions with specific evidence. Regarding her lack of support for the Mavroyiannis candidacy in the 2023 Presidential election, Ms. Charalambidou emphasizes that AKEL should have wondered if the base of the Left felt confident supporting a candidate who “openly and repeatedly provides full coverage of Nikos Anastasiades' policies on the Cyprus issue”. The MP assures that she is not interested in withdrawing from politics, while reiterated that she had no contact with other formations in order to individualize her political path, however, she stated that she would not have the opportunity to continue with AKEL. AKEL responded that Ms. Charalambidou's accusations contradict what she had said in the past, questioning her consistency.