AKEL: Internal Power Struggles Between Factions Shake Party
Within the communist party AKEL, power struggles are being waged between factions around Irini Charalambidi and Odysseas Michailidis against the party leadership around Stefanos. These conflicts are said to aim at weakening the party from within, creating a climate of introversion, and discrediting the party leadership. The disputes are characterized by heated rhetoric and accusations with regard to upcoming elections.