Far-right party doubles support in Cyprus election, polls suggest

A man casts his vote at a polling station in Deftera, a suburb of the capital Nicosia (Petros Karadjias/AP)

The far-right ELAM party appears to have almost doubled its support in Cyprus’ parliamentary election, exit polls have showed.

Results from five separate exit polls released by four private TV stations and state broadcaster CyBC immediately after voting ended showed the two largest parties: the centre-right DISY and the communist-rooted AKEL, to be leading the election in first and second place respectively.