The emerging shipwreck of discussions on possible cooperation with AKEL and ending up with a common candidate in the 2023 presidential election "sealed" the Executive Bureau of the Democratic Party during its session tonight.
In a terse tweet at first, DIKO announced that "the party's Executive Bureau authorises the President and the Secretariat to continue consultations with other parties and independent candidates to explore the possibility of partnerships and will re-evaluate the whole situation after Easter".
As has been apparent in recent days, arriving at a candidate acceptable to both parties has been more than difficult. It should be recalled that last Sunday, the General Secretary of AKEL had ruled out the possibility of sitting political leaders, something that was still on the table on the part of DIKO, with some members considering the descent with Nicolas Papadopoulos as the best option.
The following statement followed.
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- The Executive Bureau was informed in detail by the President of the Party, both about the consultations with the leaders of other parliamentary parties, as well as about the intra-party dialogue of the last weeks in the Local and Provincial Committees of the Democratic Party throughout the free Cyprus.
- The members of the Executive Bureau thoroughly discussed and analysed all the facts as they stand at this stage, about 10 months before the Presidential Elections and exchanged views on the objectives and choices of the Party.
- The Executive Bureau regrets the fact that, despite the desire of the Democratic Party, the discussion with AKEL for cooperation in the Presidential Elections has not reached the desired result.
- The Executive Bureau authorises the President and the Party Secretariat to continue consultations with other parties and independent candidates to explore the possibility of cooperation and will re-evaluate the whole situation after Easter.
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