AKEL, the Progressive Party of the Working People, will hold it 24th Congress at the Eleftheria Stadium in Nicosia from 20-22 June 2025.
This Congress bears a parti-cular importance as it will take place on the threshold of the 100th anniversary of the founding congress of the Communist Party of Cyprus-AKEL and will serve as a springboard for the future, for the new century of life and action of the Cypriot Left.
As in every AKEL congress, the delegates will co-determine the course that the party will take in the next five years, the party’s Secretary General, Stefanos Stefanou, said, adding that the slogan “Strength for the Future”, was chosen because it combines two facts; the first has to do with the fact that AKEL is a force for Cyprus and the peo-ple. It became a force through the many difficult struggles it gave in its hundred-year history to shake off colonialism and subsequently to establish the newly established bi-communal independent state.
AKEL, according to Mr Stefanou, “pioneered the struggles for the defence of democracy and legitimacy in our country from the terrorism of EOKA B’ and the action of the far right. It took the lead in healing the wounds of the destruction of the Turkish invasion and in order for the country to have progress and development, for society to have prosperity. Of course, one could say that these are the past, and they are indeed the past. We do not remain trapped in the past. However, we borrow every valuable and timeless element from the historical course of our party. And what is the most valuable element? It is a fact that in all historical periods, in all important moments, in every call of history, AKEL has always come forward to solve problems and to positi-vely address challenges. This is how the perspective for the future is created.”
The AKEL general secretary underlined, “We are leaders in addressing the major challenges facing our country with an eye always on the future.”
He added, “We want and are attempting to create more space for our volunteer cadres and to give them more say and role. Through fermentation and collective work, we try to make the best possible decisions for the party, the people and our country.”
He concluded that, “The presence and contribution of the members of the Social Alliance in the dialogue, discussion and reflection that develops before the conference and during the conference is very important. We aspire to transform the Social Alliance together into a political platform.”