Akel and Elam representatives clash on Alpha TV panel ahead of parliamentary elections

Nicosia, Cyprus. A confrontation broke out on Friday during a televised political panel on Alpha TV as representatives of Akel and Elam exchanged accusations ahead of the parliamentary elections. The clash involved Akel MP Georgios Loukaides and Elam representative Evgenios Chamboullas.

Accusations during live debate

Tensions escalated after Loukaides accused Elam of maintaining links to the now disbanded Greek fascist party Golden Dawn.

Chamboullas responded by referring to the Holodomor famine in Soviet Ukraine, prompting a hostile exchange between the two men.

“They do not even know it, it is Holodomor , they advocate for communism and this is what it brings, they are so uneducated ,” Loukaides said.

“If you know, why did you not tell us? Are we uneducated?” Chamboullas replied.

Loukaides then accused Elam’s leadership of promoting Nazi ideology.

“ The leadership is Nazi, sir. You are in a Nazi party,” he said.

Chamboullas reacted by asking, “ I am a Nazi, sir? How dare you?”

The confrontation intensified when Chamboullas accused Akel of representing Turkish interests in Cyprus.

What do you think the exchange reveals about tensions between political parties ahead of the parliamentary elections?