The National People's Front (Greek: Εθνικό Λαϊκό Μέτωπο (ΕΛΑΜ), Ethniko Laiko Metopo (ELAM)) is a far-right[7][8] and ultranationalist political party in Cyprus that was founded in 2008. It has been described as fascist, although this is denied by the party.[9] It describes its ideology as "popular and social nationalism". As of May 2011, it has been approved as a legal political party.[10][11]
History
2008–2019
Prior to the official formation of the National Popular Front, the organisation existed under the name "Golden Dawn: Cypriot Kernel".[6] The kernel was established in late 2000,[6][12] and was led by the current ELAM president Christos Christou, who was an active member of the Golden Dawn political party in Greece.[13][14] The kernel attempted to register as a political party with the same name, but the name was rejected by the state's authorities, resulting in the use of the name "National Popular Front" as an alternative.[15]
The party's 2011 manifesto proclaims that the party promotes a strict anti-federalist line concerning the Cyprus dispute, a zero-toleration anti-immigration policy concerning illegal immigration, a strict Greek-centered public education to counter the "slavery of globalization"; and an energy policy that would take full advantage of Cyprus' exclusive economic zone.[16]
In 2019, The Party submitted a bill seeking to impose a ban on all Muslim headgear in public spaces, including schools.[17]
2020–present
In 2021, ELAM played a major role in having Annita Demetriou placed as Speaker of the House of Representatives.[18][19]
The party's MPs walked out on a parliamentary moment of silence for the more than 500 dead refugees from the 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster. The party stated that the moment of silence was "political exploitation" and "The aim is so that society will feel guilty for a crime committed by traffickers."[20]
In June 2023, ELAMs offices in Limassol were attacked by vandals who were later arrested by Cyprus Police.[21][22][23]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, ELAM gained support from anti-vaccination groups for criticizing the government for their measures and the refusal of their leader to get vaccinated,[24][29] even though unlike other parties they did not officially embrace conspiracy theories.[24][29]
The party; although accused of being aligned to fascist ideology has categorically refused these claims and has cut ties with Golden Dawn since 2020.[34][35][36]
Previous connections with Golden Dawn
ELAM had been openly connected with Greek far-right political party Golden Dawn, which it described in the past as a "brother movement".[10] Members and supporters of ELAM celebrated in the streets after the Greek legislative electoral results of May 2012, which gave Golden Dawn representation in the Greek parliament for the first time.[10][37] The party officially congratulated the leader of Golden Dawn, Nikolaos Michaloliakos, for their electoral success.[38][39]
ELAM's anti-occupation march against the ongoing Turkish occupation that was held on 20 July 2012 at Ledra Palace was also attended by Golden Dawn MP Polibios Zisimopoulos, who was invited by ELAM and gave a speech concerning the Greek economic crisis and the Turkish occupation of Cyprus.[40]
In late December of 2012, ELAM announced its candidate Georgios Charalambous; for the upcoming presidential elections; in the presence of two notable members of Golden Dawn, Giannis Lagos and Ilias Kasidiaris.[41] It was reported that in the presentation Ilias Kasidiaris stated that "ELAM and Golden Dawn are not simply brother parties" and that "ELAM is the Golden Dawn of Cyprus".[42]
In October 2013 Greek Golden Dawn MPs Ilias Kasidiaris and Artemis Matheopoulos stated that ELAM is being financed by Golden Dawn.[43][44] In June 2020, ELAM explained it had officially cut ties with Golden Dawn, after the party lost their parliamentary representation in the 2019 election.[45] Its leader, Christos Christou, cited that the party was following its own strategy, acting independently.[45] Media such as The Guardian or state-owned Turkish TRT World still describe the party as linked to Golden Dawn and as neo-Nazis.[46][47] Some linked this decision to the investigations of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas and the closure of Golden Dawn in 2020[24][26][29] and stated that their core policies did not change.[24][29]
ELAM and political violence
The party has been the subject of controversy in the Cypriot media and the broader political scene. It has been repeatedly accused of promoting racism and being involved in acts of violence. In July 2010, it was reported that after the condemnation ceremonies against the Turkish invasion of 1974 on 20 July, people with ELAM T-shirts attacked a Nigerian man in Makariou street in Nicosia.[48]
On 19 March 2011, eyewitnesses reported that members of ELAM beat up a lottery seller in Lidras street in Nicosia after a disagreement in political views.[49]
Furthermore, it was reported that eight ELAM members, one of which ranked as a second lieutenant in the Cypriot National Guard, were arrested by the police in connection to an attack against university students during the student elections of the University of Nicosia on 6 December 2011.[50]
In addition, local newspaper Haravgi reported that on 11 May 2012, a second lieutenant was found training ELAM members in shooting mortars in a National Guard's shooting ground.[51][52][53] The Ministry of Defense confirmed that an officer had been charged for calling a non-authorized person for shooting in a shooting ground, but specified that it was a rifle shooting. The Ministry made no comment on possible political connections to the incident.[54]
On 26 March 2014, ELAM members attempted to interrupt and stop a reunification conference in Limassol, in which one of the speakers was the Turkish Cypriot politician Mehmet Ali Talat.[55] It was reported that members of ELAM broke through the police lines, broke a window and threw a flare in the conference hall,[55][56] while a Turkish Cypriot journalist was slightly injured.[57] ELAM was protesting against the presence of Mehmet Ali Talat in the conference, calling him a "war criminal".[57]
ELAM has officially opposed its association with the incidents mentioned, stating that no ELAM members have been convicted for the specific crimes that its members have been accused of. It further accused the media and other organisations for intentionally connecting the movement with the incidents, in order to damage its public image.[58][59]
^Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe.
^ abcKatsourides, Yiannos (December 2013). "Determinants of extreme right reappearance in Cyprus: The National Popular Front (ELAM), Golden Dawn's sister party". South European Society and Politics. 18 (4): 567–589. doi:10.1080/13608746.2013.798893. S2CID153418352.
Lenz Jacobsen (30 March 2013). "Zyperns Goldene Morgenröte marschiert". Die Zeit. Retrieved 6 October 2023. Die Elam ist die neue radikale Rechte auf der Krisen-Insel: nationalsozialistisch, rassistisch und neo-nazistisch.
Klaus Hillenbrand (3 September 2023). "Rechte Gewalt auf Zypern: Rechtsradikale greifen Migranten an". Die Tageszeitung. Retrieved 6 October 2023. Viele Zyprioten machen die neonazistische Partei Elam (Nationale Volksfront), eine Schwesterorganisation der verbotenen griechischen Partei „Goldene Morgenröte", für die Eskalation der Gewalt verantwortlich.
^"Δελτίο Τύπου - Βουλευτικές εκλογές 2011" [Press Release - Parliamentary Elections 2011]. Εθνικό Λαϊκό Μέτωπο - Ε.ΛΑ.Μ. (ELAM Blog) (in Greek). 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^"British govt official attends Elam event". cyprus-mail.com. 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-05-29. Ties between Elam and Golden Dawn were officially cut in 2020, and Golden Dawn was declared a criminal organisation later that same year following the conclusion of investigations into the murder of left-wing Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas.
^Σούγλης, Δημήτρης (2021-11-10). "Φασισμός είναι…". Εθνικό Λαϊκό Μέτωπο (Ε.ΛΑ.Μ.) (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-05-29. Στην Κύπρο έχουμε φασισμό και φασιστικές νοοτροπίες και το Εθνικό Λαϊκό Μέτωπο (Ε.ΛΑ.Μ), δεν έχει καμία σχέση ή ανάμειξη με αυτά. [In Cyprus we have fascism and fascismic mentality and the National Peoples Front (ELAM), does not have any relationship or mix up with that.]
^"On holiday with Europe's right-wingers". POLITICO. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-29. The far right Cypriot party, which once had links to Greece's now-defunct and outlawed neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn, was the de facto host of the weekend's program.
Katsourides, Yiannos (December 2013). "Determinants of extreme right reappearance in Cyprus: The National Popular Front (ELAM), Golden Dawn's sister party". South European Society and Politics. 18 (4): 567–589. doi:10.1080/13608746.2013.798893. S2CID153418352.
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