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...
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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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 –...
Knives out for Anastasiades ahead of anti-corruption address
As President Nicos Anastasiades is scheduled to address the nation on Thursday night about anti-corruption measures, opposition parties have taken shots from the sidelines. The...
National Council meeting: Akel urges attendance at five-party summit (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades invited the members of the National Council to escort him to the informal five-party summit to be convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio...
Disy rift over federation as a Cyprus solution
A two-state solution could never be Disy’s choice, the ruling party’s leader Averof Neophytou said on Monday in an apparent criticism of his deputy leader’s...
Disy-Edek meeting as state budget pressure grows
President Nicos Anastasiades has called a meeting with party leaders on Thursday to discuss a new 2021 state budget, as Disy leader Averof Neophytou on...
Disy woos Edek in bid for budget bill support
Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos on Monday pushed his party’s social policy proposals with ruling Disy and Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, in a bid to determine...