Rape charges dropped against former municipal councilor
The attorney-general’s office has stayed the prosecution of a former municipal councilor and one-time Disy candidate for MP who had been charged with rape.
Back in April Andreas Ttaouxis ...
Disy to elect presidential candidate on March 12 (Updated)
Ruling Disy will elect its presidential candidate on March 12, it was decided on Wednesday as MPs convened to kickstart the dialogue on the 2023 presidential elections amid speculation on who will ...
Our View: Foreign minister should be doing his job, not electioneering
Although the presidential election is still 15 months away and none of the opposition parties have started discussing alliances let alone possible candidates, Disy is already in a bit of tangle ...
Christodoulides tops poll but Averof seen as likely presidential winner
It is still too early to be discussing the 2023 presidential elections, ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on Monday after a poll showed Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides leading the running ...
Cyprus hits back at EP resolution, opposition parties, over Pandora furore (Updated)
A European Parliament (EP) resolution specifically naming President Nicos Anastasiades in connection with the Pandora Papers, negative media articles, and the opposition calling for his resignation, all only serve to ...
Ruling party pledges ‘no return to food bank policies’ as price hikes imminent
Ruling Disy has pledged there would be no return to the economic polices that led to the advent of food banks in Cyprus following the 2013 financial crisis on the island.
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Father of Disy president dies
Ruling Disy on Wednesday announced the death of leader Averof Neophytou’s father.
“It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Pericles Neophytou, father of the chairman ...
Disy backs cabinet decision to rescind Turkish Cypriot passports
Ruling Disy said on Tuesday it agreed with a government decision to revoke the passports of 14 Turkish Cypriot officials seen as undermining the Republic, saying it was both symbolic and ...
Neophytou: smaller parties ought to have a committee chair (Updated)
Smaller parties, which include far-right Elam, ought to have a House committee chair in the name of cooperation and consensus, ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on Wednesday.
“The elections ...
Former candidate and councillor pleads not guilty to rape
A 31-year-old former municipal councillor and one-time Disy MP candidate pled not guilty to a rape charge at the Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court on Thursday.
Andreas Ttaouxis was given bail offered ...
Race for House Speaker picks up pace
While the picture surrounding the election of a new House president remains murky, some light could emerge later on Tuesday when both Akel and Diko have scheduled meetings of their ...
Annita Demetriou to stand as Disy candidate for House presidency (updated)
Ruling Disy on Friday announced MP Annita Demetriou as candidate for the House presidency, the second highest role in the Republic, which has never been held by a woman since ...
Disy to announce nomination for House Speaker
Ruling Disy will on Friday announce who they will formally nominate for new House president, in what should get the ducks in a row as to who is most likely ...
‘We are close to a shift’ after further election losses of the big parties
The changing political landscape, plus the hammering taken by mainstream parties, stand out as the two big takeaways from Sunday’s elections, according to analysts.
Back in 2016, the four ‘big’ ...
Anastasiades says dedicated to creating a better tomorrow for island’s youth
President Nicos Anastasiades said the government will continue to work to secure the future of the young people of Cyprus.
“I have realised how much more I owe to young ...
Latest poll has Disy holding lead
RULING Disy is tipped to win the May 30 parliamentary election with Akel in second place and Diko in third, according to the latest survey, which was published on Wednesday evening.
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Coronavirus: Food and drink sector seek Disy help over testing rules
The restaurant and café sector on Wednesday asked Disy’s leadership to convey their demand for less stringent rapid test requirements to the government.
The issue was raised by Fanos ...
Disy supports MP candidate Sampson, condemns threats against her
Ruling Disy on Friday expressed its support to one of its MP candidates, Mina Sampson, who said she has been receiving threats from people in the north and Turkey over ...
Poll tips ruling Disy to win May elections
Far right party Elam and the Green party rise to fourth and fifth places respectively, according to the results of a survey conducted on behalf of private Ant1 television.
The ...
First year primary school children given trees to plant
Ruling party Disy on Monday donated mastic trees to the forestry department to be distributed to first grade primary school students nationwide.
As part of the one million trees initiative ...
Parliamentary elections: edging out the big players
Elections will take place against a backdrop of public disillusionment, the pandemic and a mushrooming array of small parties
With two months to go until the May 30 parliamentary elections, political ...
Tree planting for peace and for the environment
Ruling Disy announced on Saturday it would distribute one million trees in the next three years to plant the “seeds of hope” for a united Cyprus.
In his statements after ...
Meaning of ‘political equality’ is crystal clear
By George Koumoullis
The view expressed recently by Disy leader Averof Neophytou, that we must accept political equality in order to secure a solution to the Cyprus problem sparked a ...
Disy leader discusses five-party meeting with Turkish Cypriot politicians
Cyprus is too small to be divided but big enough for all of its people – Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Armenians, Latins and Maronites – ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on ...