NUMBERS DO NOT ADD UP TO A MAJORITY IN NICOSIA

SIMPLE majority in the 56-member House of Representatives will be required for approval of the government bill on the deposits haircut. However the numbers simply do not add up to a majority.  If all members are present and voting, a simply majority means 29 votes

Under the best case scenario the government would have 26 deputies backing its bill:

Diko (President's party) 20 + Diko 4 + European Party 2= 26

Parties that would vote against:

Diko 4 + AKEL 19 + EDEK 5 + Green Party 1 + Independent Deputy 1= 30

The only hope for the government of passing it through the legislature is that at least five of the anti-haircut camp’s deputies would not attend the meeting (very unlikely).