DISY leader Annita Demetriou is continuing the party's reorganisation effort, gradually assembling a broader team of officials, advisers and policy specialists to strengthen the party's structures and opposition role.
The appointments announced so far suggest that the party's restructuring extends beyond organisational needs and is aimed at building a wider team capable of supporting policy development and enhancing DISY's political presence.
According to information obtained by Politis, the process remains ongoing and the appointments announced to date represent only the first phase of the plan. Further announcements are expected in the coming days, covering positions in the party's Shadow Cabinet, advisory roles, secretariats and other internal structures.
The approach appears to focus on making use of a broad pool of party members, including former parliamentary candidates and individuals with professional, political and technical expertise.
Appointments announced so far
The appointments made to date include:
- Onoufrios Koullas, Executive Director, while retaining his role as party spokesperson.
- Elena Kousiou Hadjidemetriou, Deputy Spokesperson.
- Giorgos Hadjigeorgiou, Secretary for International Relations.
- Margarita Kaimaklioti, Deputy Secretary for International Relations.
- Christodoulos Ioannou, who remains part of the International Relations team.
- Polys Kourousides, appointed to oversee the Interior portfolio in the Shadow Cabinet and serve as Special Adviser on Housing Policy.
- Dimitris Demetriou, former Assistant Chief of Police and DISY candidate, appointed Special Adviser on Public Safety and Crisis Management.
- Paris Markou, a retired brigadier and former DISY candidate, appointed Special Adviser on Defence Diplomacy and Missing Persons issues.
More appointments expected
Party sources believe the latest announcements are only the beginning of a broader restructuring process.
Additional appointments are expected to follow, both in political and advisory capacities, with the aim of strengthening the party's day-to-day operation and expanding policy work across key sectors.
The emerging picture is of a strategy designed to combine the experience of long-serving party figures with younger faces and specialists from professional and social sectors.
According to party sources, that model will continue to evolve as DISY's reorganisation enters its next phase.
