Animal Party Cyprus

Animal Party Cyprus Κόμμα για τα Ζώα Κύπρου Kıbrıs Hayvan Partisi
Abbreviation	APC
President	Kyriakos Kyriakou
Founder	Kyriakos Kyriakou
Founded	27 April 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04-27)
Headquarters	Limassol, Cyprus
Ideology	Animal rights Animal welfare Environmentalism Green politics
European affiliation	Animal Politics EU
House of Representatives	0 / 56
European Parliament	0 / 6
Website
animalpartycyprus.com
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The Animal Party Cyprus (APC, Greek: Κόμμα για τα Ζώα Κύπρου, Turkish: Kıbrıs Hayvan Partisi) is a political party in Cyprus advocating for animal rights and welfare.^[1][2] It was founded on April 27, 2014,^[3] and is led by Kyriakos Kyriakou.^[4]

The party is one of the seven founding members of the European group Animal Politics EU, which is affiliated with The Left in the European Parliament. APC is "hardcore" (single-issue) party and as such forms a core of the group.^[5]

Election results

House of Representatives

Election	Votes			Seats
	#	%	Rank	#	±
2016	4,088	1.16	9th	0 / 56	new
2021	3,593	1.00	14th	0 / 56	0

European Parliament

Election	Votes			Seats
	#	%	Rank	#	±
2014	2,288	0.88	8th	0 / 6	new
2019	2,208	0.79	9th	0 / 6	0
2024	1,013	0.27	11th	0 / 6	0

References

1. "ΤΙ ΥΠΟΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΥΜΕ;". ΚΟΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΖΩΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
2. "Οι προγραμματικές μας θέσεις". ΚΟΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΖΩΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
3. Solutions, BDigital Web. "Ιδρύεται κόμμα για τα ζώα στην Κύπρο". Kathimerini.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
4. Αναστάση, Τάσος (2021-12-20). "Επανεξελέγη ο Κυριάκος Κυριάκου στην ηγεσία του Κόμματος για τα Ζώα Κύπρου | Dialogos". Retrieved 2024-04-06.
5. Morini 2018, p. 432.

Sources

• Morini, Marco (2018-08-08). "'Animals first!' The rise of animal advocacy parties in the EU: a new party family". Contemporary Politics. 24 (4): 418–435. doi:10.1080/13569775.2018.1434450. ISSN 1356-9775.