A big foul that came with the "good morning" is characterized by opponents and friends of Christodoulides' candidacy, the revelation of copying points from a speech of Ioannis Kasoulides in 2008 during the announcement of his candidacy.
Revelation that, as we know, led to the removal of the Greek communicator George Flesas, who, among other things, did not give satisfactory explanations for the copying, when the first video with the phrase "The barrier of fear has been broken" came to light. And as it turned out he probably didn't prepare for the rest of the expressions either, which slowly came to light through videos on social media throughout the weekend.
But how is this foul interpreted by each side?
The staff of Nikos Christodoulides, who for the time being have not come up with a replacement for Flesas, is trying to manage the crisis that came early, acknowledging the error, but considering that the road is long and the whole thing can be "picked up".
On the other hand, political opponents -conservatives and nonconservatives- believe that voters will judge him harshly for his decision to follow the line given by a communicator, especially from Greece, who, as it turned out, does not know much about Cypriot reality.
In any case, the foul was called and Nikos Christodoulides himself was left rather exposed. As reported in a previous Cyprus Times article, the main problem that arises for Christodoulides is that the message was given that the visions he shared when announcing his candidacy with the community were not his own, but visions "on loan" going back 14 years. In televised remarks yesterday, Christodoulides' staff spokeswoman Marilena Evangelou, admitting that the speech used "some of the same expressions that had been used in Kasoulides' campaign," said the communicator was putting on touches and not producing policy. However, as we are informed, the videos that have already come to light with the two speeches were not the only ones and more are coming in the coming hours.
On the other hand, it demonstrated both the mood of Averoff's supporters and the readiness of his staff, that in the coming months they will not let anything go down.
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