The President of the Democratic Party (PPD), Mr.Marios Karoyan, in an official statement after the final result of the 2023 Presidential Elections, said the following: "Friends, compatriots. Tomorrow dawns the first day of a new era. The people listened, compared and today decided the next page in the political history of our country. They have given Nikos Christodoulides a clear mandate to lead the Republic of Cyprus and to lead it to fulfil its aspirations for the renewal of our political life, for the modernisation of its institutions and for the preservation of the Republic of Cyprus.
Responding precisely to the demands of the times, our people have demonstrated their maturity, their determination, their will to move forward, refusing to return to the past, to risk adventures, to cause new divisions. With his verdict, he opened the way for national understanding, for social consensus, for overcoming the barren rivalries and dead-end contradictions of the past. It is the time of a new perspective, of the collective courage needed to make the breakthroughs required to effectively manage the challenges facing our country, the middle class and our vulnerable fellow citizens. It is the time to form a government of broad acceptance. It is time to form a government of broad acceptance and political cooperation among all forces. In these difficult times, no one is left behind. There are no winners and losers. The winner must be the country. The winner must be our society. The winner must be the young generation and its future.
The losers must be the challenges, must be the chronic problems that plague the everyday world. Defeated must be all those things that have hurt us, all those things that have plagued us, all those things that have got in the way of our efforts for the Cyprus we deserve and the Cyprus we are entitled to. They must be the losers. We said it before the election, we will say it now. Everyone is called upon, regardless of ideological or political affiliation, to contribute to the common effort for a better tomorrow for us and our children, for the prosperity and well-being of our people.
At this stage, I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart the officials, the executives, the members, the supporters, the friends of the Democratic Party who, under very adverse conditions, gave this genuine struggle, believed and fought, always respecting the ancient saying 'good things are bought by hard work'.
I would also like to thank the thousands of voters who honoured and supported the independent candidate Nikos Christodoulides. The volunteers, all those who from day one put up a titanic fight so that we could bring about today's result. I would also like to congratulate Andreas Mavrogiannis. A friend of mine from the old days, who has always distinguished himself for his ethics and for his character and decency. And in this election campaign, he has given examples of what we all knew. So he deserves praise for that too. We honour and thank him for his contribution, with his ethics and his character, to this decent and fair process.
I also want to congratulate and thank all the candidates from the first round who also gave, in their own way, their own fight. They too contributed to the strengthening of institutions and democracy.
Finally, I want to assure you that the Democratic Party, as always, will behave responsibly, consistently and with a high sense of responsibility. With our proposals, our suggestions and our thoughts, we will be instrumental in the wider efforts that will be made for the Cyprus of the new era, for the Cyprus that we deserve, for the liberation and reunification of the homeland, for the prosperity and well-being of our country.
Thank you very much. Thank you very much for your presence and for your participation. And I am confident that our country can look to the future with optimism, with hope, and I am sure with a smile. All the best."
(OP)
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