House Speaker race throws Cyprus political landscape into flux

Who will tip the balance in the race for the House of Representatives speakership, and how will the outcome ripple through Cyprus’s political landscape, unsettling the equilibrium between the two poles that took shape in the final stretch of the parliamentary election campaign? That is now the central question in Cypriot politics.

As the situation develops, attention is focused on two levels. The first is today’s decision by AKEL’s Central Committee — specifically whether it will back Nikolas...