Animal Party Cyprus

Animal Party Cyprus
Κόμμα για τα Ζώα Κύπρου
Kıbrıs Hayvan Partisi
Animal Party Cyprus Κόμμα για τα Ζώα Κύπρου; Kıbrıs Hayvan Partisi
Abbreviation	APC
President	Kyriakos Kyriakou
Founder	Kyriakos Kyriakou
Founded	27 April 2014;11 years ago
Headquarters	Limassol, Cyprus
Ideology	Animal rights ; Animal welfare ;
Political position	Single-issue
European affiliation	Animal Politics EU
House of Representatives	0 / 56
European Parliament	0 / 6
Website
	animalpartycyprus.com
	Politics of Cyprus ; Political parties ; Elections ;

Last updated December 19, 2025

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.^[2]^[3] It was founded on 27 April 2014,^[4] and is led by Kyriakos Kyriakou.^[5]

Election results

House of Representatives

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

European Parliament

Election	Votes			Seats
Election	#	%	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

↑ Morini 2018: "The APC seems to be the hard core of the group, being strictly a single-issue movement."
↑ "ΤΙ ΥΠΟΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΥΜΕ;". ΚΟΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΖΩΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
↑ "Οι προγραμματικές μας θέσεις". ΚΟΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΖΩΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
↑ Solutions, BDigital Web. "Ιδρύεται κόμμα για τα ζώα στην Κύπρο". Kathimerini.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
↑ Αναστάση, Τάσος (2021-12-20). "Επανεξελέγη ο Κυριάκος Κυριάκου στην ηγεσία του Κόμματος για τα Ζώα Κύπρου | Dialogos" . Retrieved 2024-04-06.
↑ 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.

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[1] Morini 2018: "The APC seems to be the hard core of the group, being strictly a single-issue movement."

[2] "ΤΙ ΥΠΟΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΥΜΕ;". ΚΟΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΖΩΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[3] "Οι προγραμματικές μας θέσεις". ΚΟΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΖΩΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[4] Solutions, BDigital Web. "Ιδρύεται κόμμα για τα ζώα στην Κύπρο". Kathimerini.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[5] Αναστάση, Τάσος (2021-12-20). "Επανεξελέγη ο Κυριάκος Κυριάκου στην ηγεσία του Κόμματος για τα Ζώα Κύπρου | Dialogos" . Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[FOOTNOTEMorini2018432-6] Morini 2018, p. 432.

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