Nicosia, Cyprus. The House plenum will convene at 9.30am on Wednesday to approve the composition of parliamentary committees and elect the members of the special committee on ethics. The 16 committees will remain unchanged from the previous parliament, with 12 MPs participating in each.
Committee chairmanships
According to a decision by the selection committee, Disy and Akel will each assume five chairmanships, while Elam and Diko will each take three.
Disy and Akel retain posts
Disy will retain control of the foreign affairs, energy, legal, health and institutions committees, which it also held throughout the last parliament.
Akel will also retain control of the five committees it chaired during the last parliament: interior, agriculture, labour, human rights and refugee affairs.
Elam and Diko assignments
Elam will take the chairmanships of defence, environment and transport, while Diko will chair finance, education and audit.
New parties in the House
In the May 24 elections, Alma and Direct Democracy also gained seats in the House, while former parliamentary parties Dipa, Edek and the Ecologists’ Movement did not secure representation.
