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 Prodromos 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.
Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia).
Although only the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot-controlled "Republic of Cyprus" joined the EU on 1 May 2004, every Cypriot carrying a Cyprus passport have the status of a European citizen.
In 1983, the Turkish-held area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," but it is recognized only by Turkey.
The Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Kypros; Turkish: Kıbrıs) is an island nation in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 113 kilometres (70 miles) south of Turkey and around 120 km west of the Syrian coast.
Cyprus is geographically in Western Asia (or the Near East), though politically and culturally it is considered as being in Europe.
The Republic of Cyprus is the internationally recognised government of the island, and it controls the southern two-thirds of the island.
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