AKEL[/B] states that everything is ready for the conference, which will be attended by around a thousand people, local executives and party officials from all over Cyprus. Members of the New Forces will also be present. The conference will take place at the Filoxenia Conference Centre and will start at 10am with an introductory speech, open to the media, by AKEL Secretary General Stefanos Stefanou, who will make a political analysis concerning the major issues (Cyprus problem, economy and internal governance) and of course the presidential elections. The speech will be televised by RIK2 and AKEL's Facebook page. Afterwards, the conference will be closed. As we are informed, about 30 members will be given the floor to speak and the conference will conclude with a vote on the ratification of the CE's proposal for the candidacy of Andreas Mavroyiannis. The result is expected to be announced at 2.30 pm and will be followed by the final speech by Stefanos Stefanou, which will also be open to the media and broadcast on AKEL's Facebook page. Andreas Mavroyiannis will not attend the conference, which is, moreover, only for party members. He is expected to make a statement-announcement next week, in which he will thank AKEL for the choice and trust and develop his positions on the major issues.
Christodoulides in crucial tete-a-tete
Next week will also see developments from the camp of Nikos Christodoulides, who will have his first official contacts with parties and organised groups. From the programme announced by his staff, it seems that Nikos Christodoulides is getting into full swing to exchange views and positions in order to complete his governance programme. Nicos Christodoulides is continuing the first phase of the dialogue with citizens by holding more extensive meetings around the country, while the second phase of the dialogue has started, which involves meetings with organised groups, social partners, institutions, organisations, personalities and political parties, which have not yet made their decisions in relation to the presidential elections.
The focus is on the meeting with the DIKO secretariat, led by Nicolas Papadopoulos, on Monday afternoon. This meeting is expected to be the first step in the search for cooperation between the two sides. The fact that DIKO has no new round of meetings scheduled with the other candidates is an indication that they are investing heavily in the meeting with the former Foreign Minister. gave the President of DISY, Presidential candidate Averof Neophytou, the opportunity to highlight the dilemma that Pindarou will put forward: Speaking at a press conference, Averof Neophytou noted that the options in the next presidential election are not one hundred, but only two: Either DISY remains as the protagonist for further development and stability of the country, or the current opposition comes to power. There are no third options," he said, essentially indicating the direction in which the ruling party will proceed in the coming months. He stressed that after the final decisions of AKEL and DIKO, he would invite those supported by the major parties to a public dialogue. "Let citizens finally listen to policies. As long as we have our hand in this great stake for our country, we will not allow ourselves to go apolitical in the election campaign," he indicated.
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