Irene Charalambides is not in the AKEL group now. She is a Member of Parliament. She does not like this decision. She says party leaders decided alone. Irene will work in parliament by herself. She says leaders attacked her. They also spread bad ideas.
Irene and leaders had problems for months. AKEL has new rules. Members can only be in parliament two times. Irene is in her third time. So, she cannot run for AKEL in May.
Irene talked with leaders for five months. They talked about working together. But talks were not good. She met them on September 3, 2025. She met them on February 4, 2026. They talked about future work. Irene said their ideas were not clear. She asked for written plans. She did not get them.
Irene also had personal issues. This made it hard to choose her future. She was sad leaders wanted fast answers. She could not give them. Irene said she did not choose to leave. AKEL leaders made the decision. She did not want to be independent.
Irene is still an MP. She will work alone. She is unhappy. She thinks leaders hurt her name. This shows rules can be hard. Term limits cause problems. People will watch Irene. They will also watch AKEL. This is before May elections.