Annita Demetriou Re-Elected as House President

Annita Demetriou re-elected as House President

Disy leader Annita Demetriou was on Thursday elected as House president for a second time, receiving the votes of 29 of the 56 members of the new parliament as it opened for the first time after last month’s election. Under the new, simplified rules for the election of a House president, Demetriou would have required only a simple majority of votes from her peers in the election’s second round. However, having secured the support of two other pa…

Cyprus re-elects parliamentary speaker

NICOSIA, June 4 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Cyprus re-elected Annita Demetriou as speaker of parliament on Thursday in a vote seen as an early glimpse of emerging partnerships ahead of a presidential election in 2028.Cyprus has a presidential system of government, but alliances in parliament are a gauge of voting trends.

Cyprus votes to re-elect parliamentary speaker

Cyprus has a presidential system of government, but alliances in parliament are a gauge of voting trends, News.Az reports, citing Reuters. *** Demetriou, who heads the right-wing Democratic Rally party, was elected with votes from her party as well as the Democratic Party, a centrist group supporting incumbent President Nikos Christodoulides, and Direct Democracy, a grassroots grouping founded by a social media personality. Two of the political …

House Speaker race opens to three candidates as parties weigh their options ahead of today’s vote

The race for the presidency of the House of Representatives has widened to three candidates, with DIKO leader Nikolas Papadopoulos now in contention alongside DISY leader Annita Demetriou and AKEL Secretary-General Stefanos Stefanou — and Direct Democracy Cyprus (ADK) holding the pivotal votes. Following yesterday’s unanimous decision by AKEL’s Central Committee to back Stefanou, the picture that had initially shaped up as a straight contest bet…