How Annita Demetriou locked up the House Speaker vote

Annita Demetriou has been re-elected House Speaker, with the four votes of Direct Democracy Cyprus (ADK) proving the decisive factor in a day of intense behind-the-scenes manoeuvring that ended in a bitter public clash between AKEL and DIKO.

According to Phileleftheros sources, the groundwork was laid the previous evening, when Fidias Panayiotou met with Demetriou and former DISY leader Averof Neofytou on Wednesday night. Sources say the first step of an agreement was reached at that meeting...