Nicosia, Cyprus. Alma leader and former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides called on members of the public to determine “their own future” after casting his ballot on Sunday in Kokkinotrimithia, as smaller political parties appealed for political reform.
Michaelides votes in Kokkinotrimithia
Michaelides voted at the 1st Primary School of Kokkinotrimithia accompanied by associates and parliamentary candidates from the Nicosia district.
Speaking to reporters after voting, he said Alma had spent recent months presenting “comprehensive proposals” and said the decision now rested with the electorate.
He described election day as “dedicated to democracy” and urged citizens to take part in the process, saying that “their own future is being decided.”
Michaelides ended his remarks with the phrase “the voice of the people, the wrath of God.”
Volt calls for a new political environment
Elsewhere, Volt co-president Andromachi Sophocleous said the elections were “an important day, a day of responsibility and democracy” as she appealed for what she described as a new political environment.
Sophocleous said Volt had spent the past two and a half years working collectively on policy proposals and presenting “56 worthy candidates” reflecting the party’s political vision.
She said politics could become “cleaner, more honest, more humane and closer to the problems of everyday life of citizens” and added that the party had chosen active participation rather than political disengagement.
Sophocleous also thanked candidates, supporters, press officers and election staff involved in the process, while stressing that the outcome of the vote would be respected.
She called on citizens to participate actively and “choose a new way of life and political mentality.”
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