Cyprus and its people are today facing many and serious deadlocks caused by the ten-year Anastasiades - DISY government, AKEL's General Secretary, Stefanos Stefanou, said on Thursday evening, noting that "the need for a change of course in the country is crying out from everywhere".
Speaking at an event of the Limassol district committee of AKEL, at Heroes Square, in honour of the anniversary of 16th June 1943, in the presence of presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis, the AKEL Secretary General said that the party stands against the phenomena of fascism and neo-fascism that threaten the modern world.
"There are many examples around the world and unfortunately we have such examples in our country too," he said, adding that "our rulers, the Democratic Rally, often fish in the murky waters of the far right, borrow its rhetoric and often use its votes to be in power and pass their policies."
The stakes, he continued, remain the same today as they were in World War II, "to defend man from misanthropic ideologies, to continue to fight for the vindication of our country and the progress of our people."
Stefanos Stefanou stressed that "Cyprus and its people are currently facing many serious deadlocks, the majority of which were caused by the ten-year government of Anastasiades - DISY and the policies they are implementing."
"Policies that are not characterized by sensitivity for the human being and his needs."
"Policies that are not characterized by sensitivity for the human being and his needs. On the contrary, they are characterized by an insensitivity to the needs and problems of the common man," he added.
The picture of a depressing and dangerous situation is complemented by the prolonged deadlock on the Cyprus problem, the AKEL General Secretary added in his speech, indicating that "the implications of the de facto partition are now very clear on the ground and unfortunately prove what AKEL has been highlighting for decades, that partition cannot be a solution, but is a time bomb on the foundations of the Republic of Cyprus".
Partition, he said, "is a constant threat to the survival of our people and us, but especially the Turkish Cypriots, and while the de facto occupation and partition continues, no conquest and no right can be taken for granted, while the future of our homeland and our people is constantly in doubt."
"The need for a change of course in the country is crying out from everywhere. The downward slide must end. The misery and pessimism must end. Deadlocks must give way to perspective and optimism," he stressed.
He said that "the future of our country can be secured with progressive change" and that this will come with the election of independent candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis, a man "who throughout his diplomatic career has passionately served Cyprus, our country, our people and regardless of the President and the government he served, everyone has the best things to say and this is no coincidence," he said.
Andreas Mavroyiannis[/B], he continued, is a man who has the knowledge, the experience, the sensitivity and the honesty, who has the connections and the prestige in the international arena to lead the effort to get Cyprus out of the deadlock and put it back on the path of permanent peace, progress and prosperity.
In this effort we join forces and again serve our country with selflessness and sincerity, "without big and misleading words, without hollow meaningless slogans", he said and noted that "our people have had traumatic and bitter experiences of slogans, obsidian transformations and inexpensive pledges".
From February, Cyprus opens a new promising page and in this historic task once again AKEL is stepping forward, Stefanos Stefanou concluded.
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