The nominations for the 2023 Presidential Elections were submitted today, Thursday, 5 January 2023, at the Filoxenia Conference Centre.
During the submission of his candidacy, Mr Christodoulides said the following: "Good morning friends and a happy and blessed new year. All these months I have been talking to the Cypriot people, listening very carefully to their concerns, worries and aspirations for tomorrow's governance of the country. On the basis of these discussions, I have prepared, with the contribution of dozens of worthy partners, a modern governance programme that meets the expectations of Cypriot society, that will bring about changes and reforms, improving the daily life of all the Cypriot people and giving prospects and hope to all. I am particularly pleased with the participation and support of thousands of our compatriots, of all ages, ideological, party and socio-economic origins, from all the towns and villages of our Cyprus. I receive daily, as the leader of the great renewal effort, the warm and sincere support of thousands of our fellow citizens and for this reason I am particularly grateful.
I deeply believe and am optimistic about the future that is coming and that we deserve. It is what society rightly demands, what society rightly asks us to do, with unity and greater cooperation. This is what is required both internationally and in Europe. The times call for unity and political convergence. It is also demanded by the national challenges we face with the rise of Turkey's revisionism in Cyprus, in Greece and in the wider region. I am fully prepared for tomorrow's governance of the country, forming a government of broad acceptance that will implement our ambitious programme to bring about breakthroughs and changes of which the Cypriot people will be proud.
In the final stretch towards the Presidential Elections, with great optimism, I remain committed to the next day, which should find us all, regardless of party origin and candidate preference, united. My word will continue to be unifying, away from attempts at polarization, divisions and approaches that have never helped our country move forward. Now is the time of the citizens. It is the time of all Cypriots, of the many and not the few, of unions and not exclusions. I therefore call on all citizens, especially our young people, to participate in the presidential elections. Let us move forward together, with courage and determination, to do what we can and deserve. We have a concrete plan, we have a concrete design to achieve a better Cyprus, a reunited homeland that offers conditions of security and prosperity to all its legal residents, to all communities and religious groups.
Friends, thank you very much for your support, for the strength you have given me, for the strength you give me every day. Today, one month before the elections, we are at the starting point of a path of renewal for our country and now, through the joining of forces, we are moving dynamically towards the future we deserve. A future that is more promising for all our children. Thank you very much."
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