Citizens' Alliance (, ''Symmachía Politón'') was a political party that aimed for a unitary republic of

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

and rejected a federation of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish parts. The party's leader was Giorgos Lillikas. It opposed the austerity program in Cyprus and was opposed to the privatization of state assets. On 24 June 2021, the party announced that it began discussions with the

Movement for Social Democracy The EDEK Socialist Party (, EDEK) is a Greek Cypriot nationalist, social-democratic political party in Cyprus. Overview The party was founded by Vassos Lyssarides in 1969 as the United Democratic Centre Union, EDEK (, ΕΔΕΚ). It was origin ...

party, to merge Citizens' Alliance into the latter. In addition, party leader Giorgos Lillikas, announced his intention to retire from political life. The party officially ceased to exist on 21 June 2021 (as per the political party register) and the party website is no longer in operation.

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* Greek Cypriot nationalism European Democratic Party Defunct political parties in Cyprus Political parties established in 2013 Political parties disestablished in 2021 {{Cyprus-party-stub