Candidate for the Presidency of the Republic Andreas Mavroyiannis, in an official statement after the announcement of the final results of the first round of the presidential elections, said the following:
"Today the people have spoken. The verdict is clear and honours both me and those who worked for my candidacy.
I would like to thank, first of all, our thousands of compatriots for their support, their trust and their clear mandate to continue on the same path with ethics and honesty in order to raise our country higher.
I would also like to thank my colleagues, volunteers, AKEL, the organised movements and the hundreds of personalities who supported my candidacy. In this effort that we started together, no one is superfluous. Love for our country removes the dividing lines and unites us. Belief in the solution of the Cyprus problem on the basis of a bizonal bicommunal federation makes us united and motivates us. Commitment to the goal of a healthy, prosperous economy and concern for our citizens transcends all our differences. That is why I look you in the eyes and I ask you to fight this battle together for the imperative today and for tomorrow, which I am convinced will dawn with hope for our country and for our people."
When asked by a journalist if he will have contacts with DISY and other forces, Mavroyiannis replied that he will have contacts with all the democratic forces of the country and will see how things will go.
Finally, when asked by a journalist if he expected this result when he started this trip, he replied.
(EN/IK)
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