Penintaex sworn in as Dipa MP after Moushiouttas joins cabinet
George Penintaex has been sworn in as Dipa’s newest MP to the house, filling the vacant seat left after Marinos Mousiouttas resigned to take over as labour minister.
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George Penintaex enters parliament after Mousiouttas’ ministerial appointment
George Penintaex is to become a member of parliament for Dipa after one of the party’s MPs, Marinos Mousiouttas left parliament to become labour minister on Friday.
He joins ...
Cypriot parties call for govt action against Israel’s offensive in Gaza
The Green party and Dipa on Thursday issued statements calling on Cyprus’ government to take decisive action in light of a new military offensive having been launched by the State ...
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Parties react to ‘positive step’ of Geneva meeting
Cyprus’ political parties on Tuesday night reacted to the results of the two-day enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, with many choosing to characterise those results as a “positive step”.
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Bill proposes life sentence for child rapists
A bill proposing far tougher sentences on convicted child rapists will be tabled to the House plenum in the coming days, local media reported on Tuesday.
The legislative proposal belongs ...
Karoyian discharged from hospital
Dipa president and former House speaker Marios Karoyian has been discharged from hospital where he was recovering from a heart attack and subsequent stent implantation.
A press release by interventional ...
Dipa leader recovering from heart attack
Democratic Alignment (Dipa) president and former House speaker Marios Karoyian is recovering from a heart attack and subsequent stent implantation.
Karoyian, 63, was admitted to the Apollonion private hospital on Monday ...
Interior minister meets with Dipa party leader
The interior ministry aims to have a communication with all the political forces, Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday after a meeting with centrist party Dipa.
Among the issues discussed were ...
Disy and Dipa party leaders meet to discuss ongoing issues
Disy leader Annita Demetriou and MP Nicos Tornaritis met the president of Dipa Marios Garoyian on Wednesday to discuss current issues and specifically the developing situation in Varosha.
The three ...
Dipa support makes passage of state budget a done deal
Junior opposition party Dipa on Tuesday confirmed they would be voting for the 2023 state budget, making parliament’s passage of the bill all but a foregone conclusion.
Speaking on the ...
Diko lukewarm over Garoyian’s call for consensus candidate
Dipa president Marios Garoyian was back at Diko headquarters for the first time in several years on Tuesday, but his call for a consensus candidate for the 2023 presidential elections to ...
Dipa to consult all other parties except Elam over presidential candidate
By Andreas Pavlou
Leader of Dipa, Marios Garoyian said on Monday the party will begin negotiations with all other Cyprus parties except Elam in March over backing for a candidate ...
Dipa president calls for a government of national unity
Dipa president Marios Garoyian on Sunday proposed the formation of a government of national unity.
Addressing the party’s Electoral Congress, he suggested a common presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential ...
Dipa says too early to confirm presidential candidate
Dipa (the Democratic Front) and allies the Cooperation of Democratic Forces have not taken any decisions yet regarding the 2023 presidential elections as they are focused on other priorities, its president ...