DIKO has started the election campaign as “offensive”

DIKO has started the election campaign of the general elections to be held on 22 May as “offensive”. Speaking at an event, DIKO leader Nicolas Papadopoulos said that the Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiades, DISI and AKEL enable upgrading of President Mustafa Akıncı and the TRNC. Indicating that they should resist in order to protect the “Republic of Cyprus”, Papadopoulos defended that they should claim the solution they want, not the one which is trying to being imposed on them and criticized DISI and AKEL that they were seeking the return of the Annan Plan and were simply afraid to tell the people.

Papadopoulos said that a solution should be functional and sustainable, respect international law, the EU principles, democracy and the human rights and freedoms of all citizens of Cyprus and ensure the survival of “Cypriot Hellenism.  Furthermore, stating that the solution should ensure the continuation of the “Republic of Cyprus”, Papadopoulos said that instead Anastasiades ensured that he is reducing the value of existence of the Republic of Cyprus gradually with his tolerance and actions and raising the TRNC and President Akıncı.