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Travelling against the Tide: The Cypriot Communist Left in the Post-1990s Era

Pages 187-209 | Published online: 31 May 2012

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Interviews

  • 1. Yiannakis Kolokasides, member of the Secretariat of the Political Bureau, AKEL, responsible for ideological affairs (8 July 2010)
  • 2. Stephanos Stephanou, member of the Political Bureau of AKEL and government spokesman (9 July 2010)
  • 3. Giorgos Loukaides, MP, member of the Central Committee of AKEL and head of the International Relations Office (29 January 2011)
  • 4. Christos Alecou, member of the Secretariat of the Political Bureau, AKEL, responsible for organisational affairs (4 November 2011)

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