Victory of those with black shirts became a source of concern

According to Cyprus Mail daily published in South Cyprus, the election outcome does not bode well for the current reunification talks, political observers said on Monday.
DISY and AKEL, or the ‘pro-solution camp’, received a combined 56.36 per cent of the popular vote. The other parties, which are opposed to a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation, grabbed 40.44 per cent.
But according to political commentator Louis Igoumenides, in the event of a referendum on a Cyprus settlement, the pro-solution parties can be expected to suffer considerable leakage, perhaps as much as 10 percentage points – bringing them down to 46 per cent and evening out the odds.
Many DISY and AKEL fanatical supporters are uncomfortable that their respective parties should be in agreement and work together on any issue, not excluding the Cyprus problem.
“To these people, cooperation is like sacrilege, high treason. That might therefore prompt them to vote against a settlement in a referendum,” said Igoumenides.
By contrast, the anti-settlement camp is “iron-clad.”
This would leave it to undecided voters to settle the outcome of the plebiscite.
KISA calls on parties to counter ELAM
On the other hand, Anti-racist and multi-culturalist NGO KISA is concerned over far-right party ELAM winning seats in Sunday’s MP elections, and calls on all parties to take concerted action to counter ELAM in the House of Representatives.
In an announcement by the NGO, KISA expressed concern over the number of absentee voters and the rightward drift of the electorate towards political parties that “espouse racism and nationalism”.
KISA also said that the government is engaging in a “dangerous game of balancing power, crossing between peaceful coexistence and nationalism.” This, says the NGO, has benefited political formations and politicians who set themselves apart with their nationalist and racist rhetoric, and has ongoing repercussions in the field of education.
KISA urges political parties to create a “common code” for dealing with ELAM in the House of Representatives. The NGO also calls on the government to create a long term plan for fighting racism and nationalism on all levels.