Annita Demetriou steps out of the shadows for good

One conclusion stands out from yesterday’s election of the House Speaker: Annita Demetriou has made her political independence impossible to deny.

This victory has swept away the whispers that once clung to her — the insinuations that she was a borrowed light, propped up by backroom operators who did her heavy lifting for her. She has now declared, in the clearest possible terms, her mastery of her own party and her commanding presence on the political stage. The May 24th election results only...