There are less than two months left for the presidential elections. How is your election effort moving forward?
We are trying to talk to as many citizens as possible, to listen to them and share with them our views and proposals for our country. The truth is that this effort is made with obstacles because, on the one hand, we have neither party support, and on the other hand, we do not have any financial help from the state or from unseen sponsors. We rely solely on our own strengths and on citizens who share our positions. Unlike other candidates, especially party candidates, who we see running campaigns of opulence, with armies of empire-builders, liberally scattering taxpayers' money.
From contact with the people, what problem do citizens rank as the most important?
Among citizens, uncertainty, frustration and insecurity prevail in many areas. They are dominated by their concern about the downward spiral of our national issue, the Turkish threat, the dangers arising from the asymmetric influx of illegal immigrants and, of course, the storm of insecurity they experience every day, despite the good indicators of the economy. Reversing the deadlocks caused by partisanship cannot be achieved by voting for the representatives of a failed system, but by giving real independent candidates a chance.
Polls are the only means of capturing a picture of the electorate's behaviour. Given that you are fighting this battle without party support, how satisfied are you with the polling performance?
As a number of polls, and our own measurements, show, our candidacy is on a steady upward trajectory. This satisfies us, but does not make us complacent. We believe that when the time is right, citizens will vote their conscience and not their interests and the dictates of partisanship. We recognised from the beginning the difficulties we would have to face, being without party support, but we are confident that in the end we will register a significant result.
What do you want to leave from the effort you are making?
This effort is the beginning of something bigger and more important than the outcome of an election result.
This effort is the beginning of something bigger and more important than the outcome of an election result. For all of us who are fighting this unequal battle, the presidential election is a milestone precisely because we want to have - and will have - a say after the election. That is why I call on those who agree with our positions to give us the strength to continue. Not to become yet another vicious part of a corrupt system, but to resist the plans for the Turkishisation of Cyprus and to fight for the liberation of our country. To be a clear voice against the viciousness of corruption and corruption, with proposals for development, immigration, the environment and everything that concerns the citizens.
In your opinion, what is at stake in the presidential elections?
What is at stake in the elections is primarily the course of our national issue in the coming years. Even if the President who will be elected is a supporter of the dichotomous bizonalism, what matters is the percentage we will register as the genuine representatives of a democratic solution. It matters that there is a genuine voice, which will continue to exist after the elections. It also matters whether citizens will reward those who were involved or who tolerated, or even silenced, the scandals of corruption and corruption. In any case and regardless of the outcome, citizens will continue to be confronted with the problems of inaccuracy, immigration, health, delayed justice and everything else they experience in their daily lives. There are practical solutions to these problems, but there needs to be the political will. At last we cannot afford any more wasted five years, we have to work properly and meritocracy.
Can you tell us what will determine your decision for the second round? Or do you not intend to take a public position on the second round?
From the very first moment I addressed the citizens by inviting them to evaluate each candidate based on his/her abilities, previous life and positions. Citizens have choices. On the first Sunday they can vote as their conscience dictates. To vote based on the principled positions, proposals and past life of the candidate they consider best. And on the second Sunday, let them choose the lesser of two evils. I would be inconsistent if I were to suggest to citizens who to choose on a second Sunday, especially if both candidates are IDF supporters.
What will the next election day look like for you? Apart from being an active citizen, would you be interested in any direct involvement in politics?
I have proven that I do not feed on my personal ambitions, but serve principled positions with only the good of our country in mind. This is what we want to continue to do, in a more organized and effective manner. And we will do something after the elections to remain active and continue our struggle for our country.
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