What is the Cyprus House Speaker and why does it matter? A guide to today’s vote

Cyprus’s House of Representatives is electing a new Speaker today — the 19th time it has done so in the 66 years since the Republic was founded.

The vote, taking place at the first plenary session of the newly elected parliament, will determine who holds the second highest role in the constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus: if the President is temporarily absent or unable to perform their duties, the Speaker steps in....