Andronikos Zervides announced his candidacy for the presidential elections.
He says he decided to come out of nowhere and run for election out of sheer frustration and anger.
His vision includes a radical new approach to many problems that have affected the country for decades, including the Cyprus issue.
"I will try to end corruption, create thousands of new jobs, make the public sector more efficient, make reforms to public sector customer service, significantly increase wealth and try to solve the Cyprus problem once and for all with radical solutions," he notes.
In detail:
"The document in your hands contains my detailed initial commitments to transform our country if you honour me with your vote and elevate me to the Presidency next February 2023.[/B]
This document stating my positions and my vision for Cyprus is the most detailed ever written and consists of 77 pages.
My vision includes a new radical approach to many problems that have affected our country for decades, including the Cyprus problem. I will seek to end corruption, create thousands of new jobs, build a more efficient public sector, substantially increase wealth and solve the Cyprus problem for good with viable proposals.
I do not belong to a political party or special interest group, and I am personally supporting my campaign financially. If this happens in the future, I will disclose it with full transparency. I do not have the stigma of Cypriot politics, nor am I a puppet of a party that I have learned and must follow. I decided to come out of nowhere and run for election out of pure frustration and anger.
I believe many of you share my frustration. It has been noted that a large number of our fellow citizens do not bother to register or vote in our elections. Regardless of any election result, if my vision for the transformation of Cyprus is studied by those in power and creates the potential to change things, then I will have succeeded.
This manifesto is highly unusual because it includes my personal experiences. Moreover, as a leader, I will set a good example. Anything included in the presidential manifesto that could potentially benefit me directly or indirectly is highlighted in green out of a sense of honesty and a need for full transparency.
If I am elected and fail largely in my program, for reasons that are my own responsibility, I will resign and call for early elections no later than the general election in May 2026. Furthermore, my commitments form the political foundation of a future party that I intend to establish with your support.
In the coming weeks, I will be exchanging views with several colleagues for feedback regarding the content of this draft. The final manifesto will be published by January 22, 2023, two weeks before the presidential election. Sign up now to receive a copy in January.
- Let's throw the political "dinosaurs" in the recycling bin. Old-style politicians who are supported by the main political parties have no place in a modern Cyprus.
- Do they know what conditions poor people or people with disabilities face in Cyprus today?
- Do they know what it means to be an ordinary citizen and not a privileged member of the elite?
- Could they survive only on a small pension?
- How can they manage a country if they have not even led a business in times of profitability and crisis?
- How can they create jobs for citizens if they have never sought a "real job" themselves?
- No more feasting on the feasts of the establishment while you are starving.
- Take it and give it to a charity.
- Let's transform Cyprus together in 24 months.
- Let's replace these "dinosaurs" with a new government of the people, by the people, for the people. (Apply to become a government minister in 2023/4 or an MP in 2026)
As my detailed manifesto is reread, a necessary warning. Some of my commitments in the manifesto are highly radical, which obviously will not go down well with many members of the Cyprus establishment[/B], who have controlled and allegedly "milked" our country literally for years.
Cyprus needs a strong, independent and transparent president. An honest president. With your vote in February, my radical vision to fix our country will become a reality.
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