Action (Cyprus)

Action
Δρασυ
Eylem
Ideology Reunification of Cyprus
Political position Far-left
Colours Purple
Website
www.drasy-eylem.org

Action (Greek: Δρασυ, Drasy; Turkish: Eylem) is a Cypriot bi-communal political alliance formed to contest the 2014 elections to the European Parliament, bringing together Greek and Turkish Cypriots in an electoral alliance for the first time since 1974.[1][2] In Greek the alliance name is often stylized as Δ.Ρ.Α.Συ (D.R.A.Sy), a contrived acronym that stands for Bicommunal Radical Left Cooperation (Greek: Δικοινοτική Ριζοσπαστική Αριστερή Συνεργασία, Dikoinotikí Rizospastikí Aristerí Synergasía).

European Parliament election, 2014

The alliance's electoral slate comprised 4 Greek Cypriots and 2 Turkish Cypriots.[3]

The alliance polled 0.9% of the vote. Some commentators saw Action's low vote as a reflection of a deep-rooted division of the two communities.[4] The Friedrich Ebert Foundation considered it the result of a failure to sufficiently distinguish itself from AKEL and to overcome that party's historical organisational advantage.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Οι έξι υποψήφιοι της ΔΡΑΣυ-Εylem (in Greek), SigmaLive, 28 April 2014.
  2. ↑ EU election: Cyprus voters still punishing former government for bail-out, The Conversation, 13 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Candidates DRASY - EYLEM, euroelections2014.gov.cy.
  4. ↑ Despite initial hype, there's still a long way to go in the Cyprus dispute, openDemocracy, 4 August 2014.
  5. ↑ The social and political impact of the Cyprus economic crisis (2010–2017), Friedrich Ebert Foundation, November 2017.
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