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Cyprus parliamentary committee chairs distributed among political parties

Following intense negotiations in the Selection Committee, the Cypriot Parliament has finalized the distribution of committee chairs for the current term. DISY and AKEL will each hold five committee chairmanships, while DIKO and ELAM will hold three each. DISY secured the committees on Foreign Affairs, Commerce, Health, Legal Affairs, and Institutions. AKEL maintained its previous chairs: Labor, Human Rights, Refugees, Agriculture, and Interior. DIKO retained control of the Finance, Education, and Oversight committees. ELAM was assigned the Defense, Environment, and Transport committees. The decision was reached by a majority vote after AKEL opposed the process, accusing the other parties of forming an alliance to integrate the far-right. Conversely, DISY criticized AKEL for being the sole party obstructing consensus and for launching personal attacks against the Speaker of the House, Annita Demetriou. Formal ratification of committee compositions is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, 2026, with work set to begin on June 22, 2026.

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