The far-right National People's Front (ELAM) made gains in parliamentary elections in Cyprus on Sunday, according to the Interior Ministry. With 85% of the ballots counted, ELAM, an offshoot of Greece's banned Golden Dawn party, had won about 11% of the vote, up from 6.8% in the last legislative elections in 2021.
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US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard tendered her resignation to President Donald Trump on Friday, citing her husband's recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer. Gabbard, 45, advised Trump of her intention to step down during a meeting in the Oval Office. Her resignation is set to take effect on June 30.
Voters in Cyprus will head to the polls on May 24 for what is shaping up to be one of the most significant parliamentary elections in decades.
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