[/QUOTE]DIKO officially supports Christodoulides' candidacy - No vote against - "Nikos Christodoulides is honest and clean" said Nicolas Papadopoulos
The support of the candidacy of Nikos Christodoulides for the upcoming Presidential Elections, decided the DIKO.
In its official statement, DIKO says that the party's Central Committee, which met today 26 June 2022 with the exclusive topic of the 2023 Presidential Elections, approved with 132 votes in favour and one abstention the recommendation of the party's Executive Bureau to support the independent candidacy of Nikos Christodoulides.
The session began with a speech by DIKO President Nicolas Papadopoulos, who noted among other things that DIKO "has received the messages of society and has the courage and boldness to act in response to these messages" and added that "society sees in Nicos Christodoulides a different, independent, unifying and not divisive candidate,[/B] who serves his own priorities and not party agendas. He sees, in his person, hope."
Papadopoulos also stressed that "in view of the acceptance of DIKO's political proposals, the way for an honest and productive cooperation with Nikos Christodoulides opens."
The DIKO President also pointed out that "these proposals, together with the proposals of Nicos Christodoulides, can form a progressive programme of governance that will bring change".
He added that "this programme, as well as its qualitative characteristics, allow us to fight this electoral battle with all our strength."
This was followed by the statements of the members of the Central Committee and the session concluded with the vote.
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