We want to take our country back in our hands and rebuild it properly, Konstantinos Christofides, candidate for the presidency of the Republic, said on Thursday evening, stating that "we must get rid of all those who made a career out of the Cyprus problem, all those who made a career out of the Cyprus problem".
In a speech at a political rally in Limassol,[/B] Mr. Christofides said that in our country "we do not only have the wall of occupation, there is another wall built by the entire worn-out political system from the 1960s until today", noting that, among other things, it is the wall that "separates those who see serving in public office as an opportunity for unfair enrichment and those who see it as an opportunity for contribution".
"Together with the wall of occupation, we want to tear down this wall, which has been dividing Cypriot society for decades," he said, adding that "our state is founded on an undignified and patronage mentality, while the pillars of this culture are mainly the political parties".
Responding to those who asked him whether he had the experience to govern the country, Konstantinos Christofides said that "the experience of our politicians, which led to the division of our country, which brought about three economic disasters and turned the country into a global laundry of corruption, I really don't have it."
"But I do have the clear eyes of a man not involved in transactional politics," he said, indicating that his candidacy and political discourse are outside the political and party establishment. Saying that he is not a politician, has not transacted with anyone, does not seek personal gains and has no political patrons or "unpaid bills of political transaction," he stressed that "my ideology is to give back to my country."
"We want for our country a second chance to build a modern state, with a viable solution to the Cyprus problem, with a sustainable economy, different from the current one and an equal opportunity society, based on creativity and meritocracy," he added.
At the same time, he noted, we must not forget that without a solution to the Cyprus problem "we will not be able to go very far" and that "we need hard and continuous work, without slogans", while he stressed that "we must get rid of all those who made a career out of the Cyprus problem, all those who made a fortune out of the Cyprus problem". He also expressed the assessment that geopolitical developments will soon open some windows of opportunity in the Cyprus problem, but at the same time, he said, there are also huge risks.
"This is a very important reason why the country should be led by people who have the ability to correctly decode international developments and not by those who have been contradicted by developments on a daily basis for years," he added.
On the detailed programme of his positions, the presidential candidate said that it is published in full detail on the internet and will be presented in parts in the coming weeks. Saying that "it is a visionary, feasible, costed plan," he noted that this program "is a set of radical cuts that will unleash the creative forces of our country and lead it to a different, to a real development in the long term."
Source: CNA
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