To comprehend what exactly ‘ethno-populism’ is, we must first clear in our mind what exactly ‘populism’ is. Professor of Political Science at Princeton University Jan-Werner
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This past year has been one where the limits and failings of democracy became more visible than at any time since World War Two enshrined
TRADE UNIONS have always enjoyed excessive powers in Cyprus, because the politicians have never dared to stand up to them. One reason for this is
By Stelios Orphanides Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said that economic policy makers need to counter the rise of rising populism by designing policies that benefit
POPULISM and pandering to interest groups have always been the political currency in Cyprus and one of the main reasons for the crash of the
By Dr Benjamin Moffitt People ought not to be shocked by the ascendency of the likes of Donald Trump. Around the world, politicians – particularly
AFTER 10 days of endless haggling, a variety of proposals and crude populist grandstanding, the legislature on Thursday finally approved a sloppily improvised Immovable Property
By Neal Gabler Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is being hailed as a “populist”. But Trump is no ordinary political populist –
The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.
