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In a written message, Andreas Mavroyiannis was informed of yesterday's decision of the Political Bureau of AKEL, to propose to the Central Committee the candidacy of the former negotiator for the Presidency of the Republic with the left-wing party.
The candidacy of Mavroyiannis prevailed over the candidacy of Achilleas Demetriades with just over 60% of the votes. The same Cyprus Times reports that only one member of the body abstained, choosing to abstain from voting.
The debate was marathon and the concerns many, but as it turned out the decision was not particularly difficult. In the first stage, the pros and cons of the two potential candidates were weighed and then a comparison was made between them, with members of the AKEL Political Bureau exchanging reflections.
Those who chose Mavroyiannis mainly focused on the political characteristics of his potential candidacy. As was said, he is a personality with a foothold in society and a diplomat who has successfully carried out the tasks assigned to him. Like the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council in the second half of 2012, under Demetris Christofias.
The main negative point made by some members of the Politburo was the cooperation with the Anastasiades government on the Cyprus problem. And this is on a communication level. Some felt that if Mavroyiannis' candidacy was approved, then AKEL would face the argument that it should not have chosen one of Nicos Anastasiades' closest collaborators.
The argument was countered by supporters of the choice of Mavroyiannis, saying that his role in the Anastasiades government was clear and that it would not be difficult to convince the party's base of the political quality of the former negotiator. As for the fact that the cooperation concerned the Cyprus issue, Andreas Mavroyiannis' positions on the national issue are identical to those of AKEL and that "his hands are clean."
The most important criterion of eligibility also played a role in the decision of those who took a positive position on Mavroyiannis. It was considered that the diplomat has by far more chances of being elected and a larger pool of potential votes compared to Achilleas Demetriades.
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