Our View: Annita Demetriou is a force to be reckoned with

When House president Annita Demetriou took over as leader of the deeply divided Disy, in the aftermath of the presidential elections, she was viewed as a temporary solution – a caretaker leader to deal with the infighting and step down when things calmed down and a semblance of unity was restored.

She was viewed as a political lightweight – on social media she was often referred to as ‘Barbie’ – who would not be able to cope with the different factions pulling the party in different directions.