The revival of the confrontational climate, aimed at rallying voters to each party's fold, not only exposes political leaders who engage in such practices, but divides the people, leads to extremes such as the reprehensible attacks on MPs and party offices and insults the intelligence of citizens, said independent candidate for the presidency of the Republic, Achilleas Demetriades.
In his statements, in response to the events that took place last night outside the Parliament building, Mr. Demetriades said that after watching the unacceptable events that took place last night outside the Parliament building, it was hard not to reflect on how expected they were, adding that it was entirely predictable that some political forces and candidates, approaching the presidential elections, would drag Grivas and Makarios from the dustbin of history.
This is what they learned to do many, many years ago, he said, this is what - in all likelihood - they will continue to do in the next election and the one after that, if we allow them to do so with our tolerance, abstention or vote, Demetriades said.
He added that it is the political forces and candidates who fail to produce policy and propose convincing solutions to the daily problems of citizens and the country, stating that instead of discussing how to get rid of the occupation and how to reunite our country, instead of putting forward proposals on how we will finally have a modern, European, honest state, they indulge in unnecessary and fruitless squabbles, fanning and disorienting the people.
According to Achilleas Demetriades, it is even more tragic that all this is happening while the Turkish side is considering opening and settling the entire city of Famagusta, while they are granting Turkey a protected area in Karpasia for the creation of a naval base.
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