It used to be said of the Conservative party in England that it was the stupid party. In Cyprus the stupid party is the Communist party (Akel).
In the 2018 presidential election Akel fielded the same candidate, Stavros Malas, as in it did in 2013 against the same opponent, President Nicos Anastasiades, expecting a different result. They could not support him again for 2023 so they chose someone similar.
They chose independent civil servant Andreas Mavroyiannis, who like Malas is a nice uncontroversial guy but with no...