Announcements Condemning the attack on the offices of the EDEK and the incidents outside the Parliament by the candidates for the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus, George Kolokasidis and Marios Eliades.
In his statement, Mr Kolokasidis said he unreservedly condemns the attack on the EDEK offices and the bullying by extremist elements outside the Parliament. "At a time when Cyprus is threatened with Turkishisation, the revival of the division that has brought only suffering to our country is a step towards destruction."
Eliades: "A government of collective responsibility is more imperative than ever before."
In his statement, Marios Eliades condemns the unacceptable events that took place on Thursday night both outside the Parliament building, as well as outside the offices of the EPP, by a group of nostalgics of the perverse pre-coup period, with bashing and insults against MPs and parties, vandalism, stoning and obsolete slogans.
"It is clear that everything that happened was planned and deliberate and proves that 48 years after the treacherous coup and the destruction of democracy, there are still among us people who have not only learned nothing and have not repented, but also seek and are ready at any moment to return Cyprus to the times of the great division".
For what happened, he says, there are specific people responsible: It is the organizers of the gathering, namely the Grivas Digenis Foundation and ELAM, which in essence instigated and encouraged the diversion of the allegedly indignant Grevians.
"What happened on Thursday puts us all before our responsibilities. At the current juncture, where our country is facing grave dangers and Turkey shows daily that it is lurking and looking for new reasons, let us all finally realize that what is at stake is the future of the entire Republic of Cyprus and all its people and that a return to the years of anomaly and division would be self-destructive."
Tolerance of anything that, he says, undermines democratic institutions must be met with determination and collectivity.
"And only a government of collective responsibility can face with seriousness, unity, determination and effectiveness every internal and external danger."
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