An artist's pictures made a problem in Cyprus. This was before Christmas. The artist is Mr. George Gavriel. A leader from the ELAM party shared his art. This made people think about ELAM's choices. It also made them think about art and politics.
Mr. Gavriel put his pictures online. Mr. Efthymios Diplaros saw them. He is a leader in ELAM. He shared the pictures again. He did not check where they came from. He also did not check their meaning. This caused confusion. It hurt the DISY party. The art seemed to be about DISY.
ELAM got much criticism. Artists and writers are not happy. They think Mr. Diplaros used the art for ELAM. He wanted to show ELAM as strong. He used it to say bad things about other parties.
This makes people remember something else. Mr. Diplaros said he liked freedom of expression. Now, his actions with Mr. Gavriel's art are different.
The pictures helped ELAM speak. Critics say ELAM did not thank the artist. They think ELAM's leader should have said thank you. They believe Mr. Gavriel helped ELAM look like a protector.
This shows how art and politics mix. ELAM leaders only saw politics. This was a big mistake.