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[B-2]Names on the table ahead of the presidential elections AKEL's goal, the opening to DIKO and Nicola's stance George Kolokasidis announces candidacy but does not have serious chances of support from DIKO[B-3]
[B-4]First discussions on the presidential elections have begun to take place in AKEL, which will want to chart a course of decisions without delay in order to have time to work for the best possible outcome. [B-5]AKEL's declared objective is none other than a winning result[B-6] for political change in the highest state office with a progressive programme of governance.[B-7][B-8]Several names of possible candidates for the nomination[B-10] (Achilleas Demetriades, Andreas Mavroyiannis, Erato Markoullis, George Pamporidis, Nicolas Papadopoulos) are on the table, with Stefanos Stefanou avoiding to take a position, so as not to prejudge any decision. Moreover, from the first day he took office, he made it clear to AKEL's executive team that the result of the parliamentary elections does not allow arrogant behaviour by anyone, but only intensive work and continuous effort. In this context, Stefanos Stefanou, together with the party's leadership team, also defined the tactics ahead of the elections: No name is being put forward by default (except of course in extreme cases) and that AKEL wants a winning option.[B-11][B-12][B-13]Opening up to DIKO[B-14][B-15][B-16]In a clear and unambiguous way, AKEL has repeated several times at the highest level that its aim is to form a front with other opposition political forces in order to achieve the goal of a change of government. In this sense, the decision of the new party leadership not to preclude any name allows AKEL to come closer to DIKO, whose cadres are favouring the candidacy of Nicolas Papadopoulos. Unlike his predecessor, Andros Kyprianou, Stefanos Stefanou does not want to go into negotiations with preclusions in order to have more room for manoeuvre. Beyond that, however, it is clear that the name of Nicolas Papadopoulos can hardly qualify either at the level of AKEL leadership, or at the level of members and voters, as a result of the 'hostile' profile established in recent years by Hezekia Papaioannou and the Presidency, during the five-year period 2008-2013, when the party of the left criticised the Nicola Papadopoulos-Averof Neophytou duo for oppositional nihilism and all-out cooperation.[B-17][B-18]Thus, AKEL will seek to exhaust every possibility of cooperation with the other opposition parties (except ELAM), with the aim of creating the political and social conditions for a grand alliance capable of winning the 2023 bet on the basis of a governance programme. This is AKEL's plan A. If there is no response, then plan B will be activated, for an autonomous election run-off, with a candidate supported by the party, regardless of the decisions of the other opposition parties. This plan is essentially the backup plan, because AKEL insists that they want to create the conditions for victory and political change.[B-19][B-20][B-21][B-22][B-23][B-24]Nicolas Papadopoulos sent the message that DIKO is not a given for anyone and that the goal is to be in the next government in 2023. Beyond that, however, he made it clear in a clear manner that [B-25]DIKO's first choice is to seek cooperation with the opposition parties[B-26] in order to achieve the goal of political change. Therefore, DIKO sets the same political background as AKEL. But from there things will have to be shaped to form the basis of a cooperation on the basis of a governance programme for the economy and the Cyprus problem, where there are clearly different approaches.[B-27]
[B-28]Despite the public statement that they are open for cooperation with everyone, not excluding DISY, Nicolas Papadopoulos understands that any decision will have internal reactions, precisely because of the continuous "demonization" of the two poles by DIKO in recent years. Recently, DIKO has avoided talking about possible cooperation with DISY, because of the launching of procedures in the ruling party for the selection of the candidate for the nomination. DIKO believes that DISY's impending decision on its 2023 candidate limits the scope for negotiating a possible cooperation. DISY rejects this, arguing that each party's decisions are the starting point of a negotiation, not the end. After all, in DIKO too, decisions are scheduled for January. DIKO will first await the development of DISY's internal procedures, in the first instance on 10 January, and then make any move. According to information, DIKO executives are also putting into the equation the decisions that Nicos Christodoulides will ultimately take.[B-29][B-30] However, DIKO does not favour the option of an autonomous entry into the elections, either with Nicolas Papadopoulos or with the support of another candidate.[B-29][B-30] However, DIKO does not favour the option of an autonomous entry into the elections, either with Nicolas Papadopoulos or with the support of another candidate. They will seek cooperation with another party, which will allow them to lay the foundations for success. Therefore, the announcement of the candidacy of the former deputy president of DIKO, [B-31]George Kolokasidis, scheduled for today, Thursday,[B-32][B-33] does not have a serious chance of support from the DIKO side.
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[B-2]Names on the table ahead of the presidential elections AKEL's goal, the opening to DIKO and Nicola's stance George Kolokasidis announces candidacy but does not have serious chances of support from DIKO[B-3]
[B-4]First discussions on the presidential elections have begun to take place in AKEL, which will want to chart a course of decisions without delay in order to have time to work for the best possible outcome. [B-5]AKEL's declared objective is none other than a winning result[B-6] for political change in the highest state office with a progressive programme of governance.[B-7][B-8]Several names of possible candidates for the nomination[B-10] (Achilleas Demetriades, Andreas Mavroyiannis, Erato Markoullis, George Pamporidis, Nicolas Papadopoulos) are on the table, with Stefanos Stefanou avoiding to take a position, so as not to prejudge any decision. Moreover, from the first day he took office, he made it clear to AKEL's executive team that the result of the parliamentary elections does not allow arrogant behaviour by anyone, but only intensive work and continuous effort. In this context, Stefanos Stefanou, together with the party's leadership team, also defined the tactics ahead of the elections: No name is being put forward by default (except of course in extreme cases) and that AKEL wants a winning option.[B-11][B-12][B-13]Opening up to DIKO[B-14][B-15][B-16]In a clear and unambiguous way, AKEL has repeated several times at the highest level that its aim is to form a front with other opposition political forces in order to achieve the goal of a change of government. In this sense, the decision of the new party leadership not to preclude any name allows AKEL to come closer to DIKO, whose cadres are favouring the candidacy of Nicolas Papadopoulos. Unlike his predecessor, Andros Kyprianou, Stefanos Stefanou does not want to go into negotiations with preclusions in order to have more room for manoeuvre. Beyond that, however, it is clear that the name of Nicolas Papadopoulos can hardly qualify either at the level of AKEL leadership, or at the level of members and voters, as a result of the 'hostile' profile established in recent years by Hezekia Papaioannou and the Presidency, during the five-year period 2008-2013, when the party of the left criticised the Nicola Papadopoulos-Averof Neophytou duo for oppositional nihilism and all-out cooperation.[B-17][B-18]Thus, AKEL will seek to exhaust every possibility of cooperation with the other opposition parties (except ELAM), with the aim of creating the political and social conditions for a grand alliance capable of winning the 2023 bet on the basis of a governance programme. This is AKEL's plan A. If there is no response, then plan B will be activated, for an autonomous election run-off, with a candidate supported by the party, regardless of the decisions of the other opposition parties. This plan is essentially the backup plan, because AKEL insists that they want to create the conditions for victory and political change.[B-19][B-20][B-21][B-22][B-23][B-24]Nicolas Papadopoulos sent the message that DIKO is not a given for anyone and that the goal is to be in the next government in 2023. Beyond that, however, he made it clear in a clear manner that [B-25]DIKO's first choice is to seek cooperation with the opposition parties[B-26] in order to achieve the goal of political change. Therefore, DIKO sets the same political background as AKEL. But from there things will have to be shaped to form the basis of a cooperation on the basis of a governance programme for the economy and the Cyprus problem, where there are clearly different approaches.[B-27]
[B-28]Despite the public statement that they are open for cooperation with everyone, not excluding DISY, Nicolas Papadopoulos understands that any decision will have internal reactions, precisely because of the continuous "demonization" of the two poles by DIKO in recent years. Recently, DIKO has avoided talking about possible cooperation with DISY, because of the launching of procedures in the ruling party for the selection of the candidate for the nomination. DIKO believes that DISY's impending decision on its 2023 candidate limits the scope for negotiating a possible cooperation. DISY rejects this, arguing that each party's decisions are the starting point of a negotiation, not the end. After all, in DIKO too, decisions are scheduled for January. DIKO will first await the development of DISY's internal procedures, in the first instance on 10 January, and then make any move. According to information, DIKO executives are also putting into the equation the decisions that Nicos Christodoulides will ultimately take.[B-29][B-30] However, DIKO does not favour the option of an autonomous entry into the elections, either with Nicolas Papadopoulos or with the support of another candidate.[B-29][B-30] However, DIKO does not favour the option of an autonomous entry into the elections, either with Nicolas Papadopoulos or with the support of another candidate. They will seek cooperation with another party, which will allow them to lay the foundations for success. Therefore, the announcement of the candidacy of the former deputy president of DIKO, [B-31]George Kolokasidis, scheduled for today, Thursday,[B-32][B-33] does not have a serious chance of support from the DIKO side.
[B-34]Contents of this article including associated images are belongs to [B-35]Cyprus Times[B-36]
Views & opinions expressed are those of the author and/or [B-37]Cyprus Times[B-38][B-39]
[B-40]Source[B-41]
