The tragedy that shaped one of Cyprus’ newest MPs

It takes a moment to even realise it’s her, this slim young woman in a light-pink T-shirt, dwarfed by the gaudy tower of Ayia Napa marina. She looks like she’s just come from the beach (as indeed she has). She doesn’t really look like an MP – albeit from the freshest, least stuffy party, Fidias Panayiotou’s Direct Democracy.

Coffee Berry is too noisy so we head to the air-conditioned tower, pretending to be waiting for the gym to get past security. It all feels a bit disorganised. Then we get...