The Plenary of the Central Committee of AKEL met today to discuss the issue of the Presidential Elections and the next steps.
After the plenary session, AKEL issued an official statement in which it announces the next steps
The AKEL statement:
The Plenary Session of the Central Committee of AKEL that met today discussed the issue of the Presidential Elections and the party's strategy aiming at a change in the governance of the country. In his introductory speech, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of AKEL, Stefanos Stefanou, outlined the political landscape in which the Presidential Elections will take place and set out the political framework for the Party's next steps. Through the long and creative discussion that took place, the political framework and roadmap concerning the programme priorities, the objective for partnerships and the process to be followed were unanimously approved.
The C.E.'s universal assessment is that the change in governance is more urgent than ever. Cyprus cannot afford the continuation of the Anastasiades government, either with Averof Neophytou or Nikos Christodoulides. Synagermos is delivering a society more unequal and unjust than ever before. A state with institutions broken down and the rule of law more eroded than ever. A country stuck in many dead ends. And a Cyprus closer to partition than ever before.
The crucial stakes are whether the country will continue to slide down this path or whether a new beginning will be made for our country. A new beginning that will reverse the disastrous course on the Cyprus problem. It will restore the rule of law and democracy in the country. It will free Cyprus from the predatory economy, it will put forward a programme that prioritises the labour and social rights of our people, education, health, green transition and digital transformation. AKEL and the Left will continue to be at the forefront of this new beginning.
At the same time, AKEL is ready for principled cooperation with other political forces that share the goal of a change in governance and a new progressive course for our country. Our assessment is that within Cypriot society there is already a majority in favour of change. The opposition forces have a duty to respond to this imperative.
The Central Committee authorised the Party leadership to enter into consultations with the opposition parties and to explore the possibility of cooperation based on convergence on the key issues that determine the course of the country and the people.
The Central Committee authorised the Party leadership to enter into consultations with the opposition parties and to explore the possibility of cooperation based on convergence on the key issues that determine the course of the country and the people.
In the coming weeks, AKEL will engage in a broad dialogue with the thousands of party members, friends and colleagues from the broader left and the New Forces. The result of this dialogue as well as the consultations with the other opposition parties will be the subject of the next session of the C.E., which will determine the final steps for a decision.
The hope of the Cypriot people for a new beginning in the country can and must become a reality. With optimism and a sense of responsibility, AKEL is present. For progressive change. For Cyprus. For the people.
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