Nicosia, Cyprus. The 56 MPs elected to the new parliament were officially named on Monday following an election that brought six parties into the legislature. The MPs will formally assume office at the first plenary session on June 4.
Ceremony in Nicosia
The naming ceremony took place at Nicosia’s municipal theatre and was attended by political party leaders, as well as friends and relatives of the new MPs. Although the names were announced, the MPs have not yet officially taken office.
Disy MPs
The 17 Disy MPs in the new parliament are Demetris Demetriou, Georgios Pamborides, Savia Orfanidou, Andreas Constantinou, Charalambos Petrides, Dimos Georgiades, Giorgos Karoullas, Nikos Georgiou, Georgios Lysandrides, Prodromos Alambritis, Annita Demetriou, Fotini Tsiridou, Giorgos Karaiskakis, Michalis Fellas, Michalis Kounounis, Charalambos Pazaros and Nikoleta Constandinou.
Akel MPs
The 15 Akel MPs are Stefanos Stefanou, Christos Christofides, Aristos Damianou, Giorgos Loukaides, Constandinos Constandinou, Anastasia Hasikou, Nikos Kettiros, Giorgos Koukoumas, Yiannakis Gavriel, Andreas Pashiourtides, Panicos Xiourouppas, Marina Nicolaou, Argentoula Ioannou, Valentinos Fakontis and Efraim Christou. Christou, aged 24, is the youngest MP in the new parliament.
Elam and Diko MPs
The eight Elam MPs are Christos Christou, Marios Pelekanos, Andreas Papacharalambous, Linos Papayiannis, Linos Hadjigeorgiou, Sotiris Ioannou, Polis Anogiriatis and Evgenios Hamboullas.
The eight MPs elected on the Diko ticket are Nicolas Papadopoulos, Christiana Erotokritou, Chrysis Pantelides, Adamos Aspris, Zacharias Koulias, Andreas Apostolou, Panicos Leonidou and Chrysanthos Savvides.
Alma seats
Alma will have four seats in the new parliament: Odysseas Michaelides, Irene Charalambides, Litsa Drousiotou and Michalis Paraskeva.
