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Annita Demetriou Re-Elected Cyprus House Speaker

6/5/2026

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Demetriou Re-elected

Annita Demetriou was re-elected speaker of House of Representatives on 4 June 2026.
Demetriou, Democratic Rally (DISY) leader, secured votes from DISY, the Democratic Party and Direct Democracy.
The speaker chairs, orders votes, announces results and authorises spending.
The constitution mandates a Greek-Cypriot speaker elected by Greek-Cypriot MPs and a separately elected Turkish-Cypriot deputy speaker, a rule under which Demetriou faced AKEL’s Stefanos Stefanou and DIKO’s Nikolas Papadopoulos in 2026.

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AKEL backs Stefanou

AKEL’s Central Committee unanimously endorsed Secretary-General Stefanos Stefanou as its House speaker candidate.
ADK will decide its vote at 2 pm, considering a split, its own candidate, or abstention.
DIKO leader Nikolas Papadopoulos met privately with Fidias Panayiotou, raising prospects of a DIKO-ELAM-ADK alliance.
A trade-committee chair proposal for the speakership sparked dissent and positioned DIKO deputy president Christiana Erotokritou as a candidate.

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Demetriou Re-elected

Annita Demetriou was re-elected speaker of House of Representatives on 4 June 2026.
Demetriou, Democratic Rally (DISY) leader, secured votes from DISY, the Democratic Party and Direct Democracy.
The speaker chairs, orders votes, announces results and authorises spending.
The constitution mandates a Greek-Cypriot speaker elected by Greek-Cypriot MPs and a separately elected Turkish-Cypriot deputy speaker, a rule under which Demetriou faced AKEL’s Stefanos Stefanou and DIKO’s Nikolas Papadopoulos in 2026.

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