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The speculation is over. Disy chief Annita Demetriou was re-elected president of the House of Representatives on Thursday, comfortably defeating Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou. She secured 29 votes compared to her ...

Akel’s central committee on Wednesday unanimously endorsed party secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou as its candidate for the presidency of the House of Representatives. The decision was taken during a plenary ...

For the first time ever in Cyprus, elections for the new House president will be electronic. Diko MP Zacharias Koulias, as the eldest, presided over a meeting on Wednesday to ...

As the new parliament is getting ready to convene its first plenum on Thursday, electing a new House president is proving tougher than anticipated, as parties are still tiptoeing around ...

Akel’s politburo decided on Tuesday to refer discussions on the election of the next House president to the party’s central committee, which is due to meet on Wednesday. ...

As soon as the results of the parliamentary elections were announced, all public attention shifted to who will be the next president of the House of Representatives. It has been ...

Alma leader Odysseas Michaelides ruled out supporting Diko leader Nikolas Papadopoulos for House president on Thursday, while floating a potential alternative coalition involving Akel, Elam and the party’s most ...

Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Tuesday held his cards close to his chest over the prospect of him standing for House president when the new parliament convenes for the first ...

The House is preparing to vote on a proposal that would scale back the benefits long granted to former presidents of the Republic and former speakers of the House. The ...

The Speaker of the House, Annita Demetriou, on Saturday called for Cyprus to use its European Union membership to create a framework for pressuring Ankara. She said this would make ...

House President Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday there was “a great momentum” in relations between Cyprus and Armenia. “Cyprus will continue to stand by Armenia and its people, on the ...

Launching the ‘pay as you throw’ scheme at present is unrealistic and the project must be postponed until all necessary research has been carried out – including how the collected waste ...

The international community must respond “in the spirit of solidarity” following the launch of more than 300 drones and missiles from Iran at Israel, House president Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday. ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Wednesday called for the British parliament to “offer assistance” to address “common challenges”. She made the remark during a meeting with a delegation of British ...

House speaker Annita Demetriou said on Wednesday that lifetime benefits for the president and the House speaker need to be abolished. “I have the personal opinion that these lifetime benefits ...

In 1988 a law was approved that set out the benefits the president of the republic and president of the House of Representatives would enjoy when they retire. Apart from a ...

Through the annual Larnaca marathon, Cyprus responds with ‘culture and inclusivity’ to the backdrop of uncertainty and the looming spectre of war, House President Annita Demetriou on Sunday. She was ...

Recently appointed head of the National Guard, General Georgios Tsitsikostas, was warmly received by House President Annita Demetriou on Monday morning where she warned of Cyprus’ ongoing challenges. Demetriou wished ...

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Tiny Kox, said on Thursday that the future of Cyprus should be a “flourishing” one. Kox, who is in ...

The Greek Cypriot side will continue to exert every effort for the resumption of negotiations from where they stopped in Crans Montana, House President Annita Demetriou said in her speech ...

There are obvious similarities between Cyprus and Ireland, which are experiencing the painful ordeal of division, House president Annita Demetriou said on Monday, during an official visit to Ireland. During ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Wednesday discussed ways to further strengthening cooperation between Cyprus and Finland during a meeting Finnish Ambassador to Cyprus Harri Mäki-Reinikka. According to a statement ...

House President Annita Demetriou met with her fellow EU counterparts in which they discussed and pressed the need for more active female engagement in leadership roles, particularly in foreign policy. ...

Attempts by Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou to interfere in parliament’s scheduled vote on mandating sex education in schools is “blatantly unethical” and violates the separation of powers, House president ...