Highlighting yesterday the choice of Andreas Mavroyiannis, with an overwhelming majority, as AKEL's candidate for the 2023 Presidential Elections, the puzzle of the main contenders for the presidency is completed and the engines are now revving up for the greatest possible rally.
"From today, committed to our goal of progressive change, we align ourselves with the independent candidacy of Andreas Mavroyiannis," said AKEL Secretary General Stefanos Stefanou at the end of the extraordinary Pancyprian Conference, which decided with 90% support. This was followed by Mavroyiannis' first statement. "This generous and unprecedented support opens up prospects of broad momentum, with winning horizons and allows me in the coming days to announce my independent candidacy," he said in a written statement.
With references to a lack of sincerity and respect as well as an attempt to square the circle, DISY's response. "But how can a candidacy be independent when it depends on the prior decision of a party? Politicians must be honest with the people and show the required respect when addressing them," a statement issued by Pindarou said.
Earlier, in response to a question about what AKEL Secretary General said at the conference regarding the choice of Mavroyiannis, DISY President and candidate for the Presidency of the Republic Averof Neophytou replied. "Mr Stefanou accused the government of the Synergy that they were the gravediggers of the Cyprus problem. An approach that I do not approve of but at the same time he chooses the negotiator of the Synergy government and Nikos Anastasiades as his candidate. Without further comment". While he did not leave the Archbishop's interview with Politis and the reference that Nikos Christodoulides is the new Makarios. "The Archbishop is at the same time a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus. And as a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus he has every right to express his opinion. We noted that he referred to the Makarian methods, attitudes and practices. He referred us to that period. I want to note something. The reason why the Democratic Rally was created is to be against such attitudes and practices," Neophytou said.
In the Christodoulides camp, after the first round of dialogue with civil society was completed, the week starting today marks a new round of contacts and dialogue, including meetings with political parties, social partners and organised social groups in an attempt to build alliances. Today, Nikos Christodoulides will meet at 4:00 p.m. with the Ecologists' Movement and an hour later he will be at the offices of the Democratic Party, in a meeting that is gathering the most interest in anticipation of the party's decisions on the presidential elections. His schedule also includes a meeting on Thursday 9 June with the EDEK and earlier with the EPP.
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