Disy leader has to unite a divided party
How Disy reached the ‘most critical turning point in its history’
The task Disy’s new party leader faces is no easy feat. Over the past year, the party has ...
Annita Demetriou wins Disy leadership taking almost 70 per cent of the vote (Update 7)
House President Annita Demetriou on Saturday made history as the first woman to be elected as leader of the Disy party since its founding in 1976 by former president Glafcos Clerides.
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Who’s who in the Disy leadership elections: Demetris Demetriou
With the party leadership elections for Disy on Saturday, the Cyprus Mail has prepared a profile of the two candidates. Annita Demetriou and Demetris Demetriou. So either way, the winner ...
Who’s who in the Disy leadership elections: Annita Demetriou
With the party leadership elections for Disy on Saturday, the Cyprus Mail has prepared a profile of the two candidates. Annita Demetriou and Demetris Demetriou. So either way, the winner ...
Neophytou congratulates Christodoulides on presidency
Outgoing Disy leader Averof Neophytou met with President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday and congratulated the new president and wished him every success.
Neophytou did not attend Christodoulides’ official ceremony in ...
Annita Demetriou: Disy’s future is in renewal, modernisation and unity
Disy must remain a protagonist in national politics, House President and candidate for the party’s leadership Annita Demetriou said on Friday.
About a week before the party’s elections ...
Disy candidate calls for upcoming party elections to be a rally for unity
Candidate for Disy leadership and House President Annita Demetriou said on Sunday that she wants the upcoming party elections to be a rally for unity to ensure the future of ...
Tales from the coffeeshop: Disy election a contest of good looks and not saying anything
DISAPPOINTED that the Disy leadership election will not be contested by the good, the bad and the ugly, as had been widely expected, the bad and the ugly having decided ...
Disy leader challenger outlines vision for party
Candidate for the leadership of Disy, Demetris Demetriou on Saturday said he would wait to see the intentions and choices of president-elect Nikos Christodoulides before shaping the party’s strategy ...
Our View: Averof did right thing bowing out of Disy election
It was a day full of surprises at Disy headquarters on Tuesday. At the start of the day, three men were scheduled to submit their candidacies for the party leadership, ...
Pamborides decides against contesting Disy leadership
Former Health Minister Giorgos Pamborides has decided against contesting the Disy party leadership race next month, he said.
He had said on Thursday he was considering throwing his hat into ...
Former health minister considers contesting Disy role
Former Health Minister George Pamborides has lambasted the way elections are taking place for Disy’s leadership, saying he may also run for the race.
Speaking to the LegalMatters podcast, ...
‘Time to leave’: Petrides bows out of politics
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday said his time in politics has come to a close after 10 years, and he would not be vying for Disy’s leadership position.
“I’...
Christodoulides, Neophytou: time to move away from bitterness
President-elect Nikos Christodoulides met on Wednesday morning with Disy leader Averof Neophytou at the former’s political office with both saying it was time to turn the page on the ...
Our View: Who really tarnished the legacy of Glafcos Clerides?
The absolute pettiness of the outgoing president was on full display on Sunday when he entered into a very public spat with Katie Clerides, Disy member, former MP and daughter ...
Disy leadership race: Harris Georgiades joins race for top post (updated)
Disy’s Harris Georgiades on Tuesday said he will run for the party leader, amid speculation on what the future of the party would hold.
Georgiades is currently Disy’s ...
Disy meets to decide leadership procedures (update)
Disy’s Political Bureau convened on Monday evening to decide the timeframe and procedures ahead of the March 11 internal vote for the election of a new party leader – and possibly ...
Christodoulides sworn in on February 28
Newly elected President Nikos Christodoulides will be invested by the House of Representatives, as stipulated by Article 42 of the Cypriot constitution, on February 28 at 11.30am.
On that day, in front ...
Our View: Outraged Disy made right decision not backing ‘traitor’
Everyone who wanted to speak was given a say at the meeting of the Disy political bureau that went on until the early hours of Wednesday, despite the fact that ...
Who will Disy support? Official line is free vote but party divided (Update 2)
Disy’s parliamentary leader and long-standing MP Nicos Tornaritis has come out in support of Nikos Christodoulides ahead of the second round of the presidential election.
Other big names to ...
Raucous Disy meeting over whether to back Christodoulides (Update 4)
The marathon Disy political bureau meeting called to settle its stance going into the second round of the presidential election appeared set to back a free vote and a party ...
Paphos mayor says Anastasiades did not dismiss Akel partnership in 2008
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has uploaded to social media a video clip from 2008 where President Nicos Anastasiades – then the leader of the Disy party – does not rule out partnering up ...
Disy to make decision who to back tomorrow (update 5)
Disy leader Averof Neophytou met the two remaining candidates on Monday as the party continued to deliberate on its course in the presidential election following Neophytou’s exclusion from the ...
Disy has some serious thinking to do
The future of Disy remains to be seen as to how the party will handle the exclusion of its party leader Averof Neophytou from the final round of presidential elections, ...