Geneva, Switzerland. Former presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis has declared his support for Akel-Left-Social Alliance in the upcoming parliamentary elections, saying the current political climate requires active civic engagement.
Statement issued from Geneva
In a written statement from Geneva, where he is attending sessions of the United Nations International Law Commission, Mavroyiannis said Cyprus and the wider world were at a critical juncture and that the public needed to remain engaged and assert its role in shaping developments.
Concerns over governance and public life
Mavroyiannis said Cyprus was “at a critical turning point,” citing what he described as “tragic governance,” institutional and moral decline, and mounting problems and hardships in people’s daily lives that were undermining the social contract.
He said efforts to combat corruption and vested interests, and the pursuit of rational governance, respect, transparency and accountability, were being hindered by dysfunction in the public sphere and practices he said were incompatible with a modern European democratic society.
“Our country and its people deserve much better and are entitled to demand it,” he said.
Reference to previous election alliance
Mavroyiannis referred to the alliance formed during the previous presidential election campaign, saying he had fought a common battle for Cyprus alongside Akel supporters, the broader left, the Social Alliance, other political forces and many independents.
“We continue to move forward together in the struggle for a better tomorrow for our country,” he said.
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