With massive participation by members and in an atmosphere of unity, healthy competition, and creative dialogue, the EDEK Constitutional Convention was held today in Nicosia.
According to a related announcement, the Movement’s President, Sofia Christodoulou Makri, sent a clear message of unity and solidarity, emphasizing that “none of us is greater than EDEK.”
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The Congress “almost unanimously approved significant constitutional changes, the result of a broad, pan-Cypriot consultation with members, laying the groundwork for organizational restructuring, the strengthening of internal party democracy, transparency, and the renewal of the Movement.
Among the most important decisions are:
– Ensuring freedom of political expression and dissent and strengthening members’ rights.
– Increasing youth participation in the Movement’s collective bodies and on its electoral slates.
– Expanding the Central Committee and the Political Bureau and reinstating the Central Organizational Secretary and the Executive Secretariat.
– The abolition of the statutory position of General Director.
– The establishment of an independent Ethics Committee and the strengthening of financial transparency and accountability.
– Opening the Thematic Committees to the public and strengthening participatory democracy.
The Congress also approved the schedule for the party’s internal elections.
The District Electoral Conventions will be held as follows:
– Kyrenia: Saturday, November 14, 2026
– Larnaca: Sunday, November 15, 2026
– Limassol: Saturday, November 21, 2026
– Famagusta: Sunday, November 22, 2026
– Paphos: Saturday, November 28, 2026
– Nicosia: Sunday, November 29, 2026
The Pan-Cyprian Congress will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2026, while the election process to select the new leadership and members of the Central Committee will take place on Sunday, December 13, 2026.
EDEK is moving forward with unity, renewal, and determination, aiming to rebuild itself and reestablish a meaningful connection with society.
“The page has turned, and there is no going back. EDEK has a duty and an obligation to address the contemporary problems facing society,” emphasized the Movement’s President.
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