Ari Habeshian becomes youngest candidate in Cyprus’s parliamentary elections

25‑year‑old Cypriot-Armenian politician Ari Habeshian has announced his candidacy in the parliamentary elections scheduled for May 24, making him the youngest contender in the current race.

Habeshian will run in Nicosia representing the Democratic Alignment (DiPa) party.

He graduated from the University of Cyprus with a degree in Political Science, achieving the highest grade point average in the institution’s history. Fluent in five languages, Habeshian was elected in 2024 as a Municipal Councillor of Strovolos at the age of 23, becoming both the youngest person ever elected to municipal office in Cyprus and the first Armenian to hold such a position.