For Europe (Cyprus)

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The coalition For Europe (Greek: Για την Ευρώπη)) of Cyprus was founded by Yiannakis Matsis specifically to contest the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections.

Yiannakis Matsis is a former (1993-1997) President of the right-wing Democratic Rally (DISY), but disagreed with the party's support for the Annan Plan and decided to fight the elections on a separate ticket. He was joined by deputies Rikkos Erotokritou and [rodromos Prodromou who had been expelled from DISY for opposing the party line on the Annan Plan.

The coalition received 36,112 votes (10.8%) and Matsis was elected as an MEP by a margin of just 37 votes.

On June 30, 2004 members of For Europe announced the formation of a new party called European Democracy.

See also: List of political parties in Cyprus

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