- May 27, the Central Committee evaluates the discussion in the party base groups and June 5, the Pancyprian conference decides on the candidate for the presidential elections
- The parliaments of the wider AKEL area are unknown, apart from the base party groups
With most, if not all, of the grassroots party groups having already met – rarely each separately, more often in the form of a cluster, ie 3-4 KOVs together – AKEL completes the discussion and proceeds at full speed to make its final decision in view of Presidential elections, with the milestones of May 27 and June 5 in front of him. Of course, this result is an indication of how the hard core of the electorate that traditionally supports the Left party will behave. The wider circle of left-wing voters may also have surprises in store for the AKEL leadership.
On May 27, the Central Committee of the party will meet, which will evaluate the views that have been heard in the last two weeks at the AKEL base and will prepare its proposal for the pan-Cypriot conference on June 5, during which its candidate AKEL will officially, but also in a festive atmosphere, be anointed for the presidential elections of next February.
In AKEL, despite the low turnout of members of the party groups – some speak for 40% and others for 25% to 30% – they are optimistic about the acceptance of Andreas Mavrogiannis, as an independent candidate, at the base and beyond the party. And at the same time, they disagree with the assessment for “low attendance”, since, as a party source told “P”, “the usual participation is observed”. He explained that safe conclusions can not be drawn, since in many party base groups there is increased participation and submission of opinions and in others smaller. At the same time, however, no one escapes the attention of the high party roofs, that for such an important issue there is indifference among the members. Two things can happen: Either they agree with the decision and consider that ratification is not needed on their part or they disagree and consider that the situation does not change, with their own presence or absence from the assemblies.
The The prevailing estimate, however, is that the acceptance of Andreas Mavrogiannis among the party members reaches close to 80%, a number that will increase, as expected, after the vote in the Pancyprian conference.
In terms of the content of the views, the information converges that it sounds from mild to intense, often conflicting, and concerns more the process and the manipulations followed by the leadership for the selection of the candidate, than for the proposal for Andrea Mavrogiannis itself. It is astonishing, one might say, that “the reaction or the opposite view that is heard is not reflected in the result of the vote, since in proportion, the & # 8216; in favor & # 8217; against & # 8216; against & # 8217; is much more “. This is interpreted in AKEL as an expression of free opinion and confirms the “full democratic process” that is followed.
“, Noted in” P “a well-informed source, he would say that the following three stand out:
- The leadership reacted with a delay to the candidate selection process, since 2013 it declares that it wants change. After 2018, she had to be her daily concern and not find herself unprepared and indecisive in finding a candidate who could withstand the weight and pressure of society's desire for change
- Η decision-making, both at the Politburo meeting and at the Central Committee, was erroneous or ineffective, so it will be difficult today to persuade party members, let alone outside AKEL, to support the decision
- The choice of Mavrogiannis, until recently a negotiator of the Cyprus issue, next to Nikos Anastasiadis, only causes bad associations. And difficult, if not impossible, can be the attempt to delete any identification of the candidate with the President's handling of the Cyprus issue
1,500 representatives
< p>In Hezekiah Papaioannou they do not hide that there are differences with Andreas Mavrogiannis on various issues. They estimate, however, that the substance is in their management, while an important element in the equation will be the convergences on issues such as the Cyprus issue, social and economic policy, labor, environmental and others. As we are informed, the positions are already being prepared which will be co-formed with the candidate.
The conference on June 5 will be attended by elected members of AKEL collective bodies – from the grassroots to the leadership – while those who are not members, such as the New Forces, but have positions, public or not, and have been elected by the AKEL. About 1,500 delegates will be asked to support Mavrogiannis' candidacy or not.
It is no coincidence that Mavrogiannis was exploited after 2004 by Tassos and Christofias
For AKEL, they count a lot in the decision to support a candidate. “We saw in Andreas Mavrogiannis his honesty and credibility, we appreciated his approach to the Cyprus issue which is not one-dimensional, a fact which is appreciated over time”, an AKEL leadership member told us, reminding us that “Tassos Papadopoulos sent the double. in New York and Dimitris Christofias in the Permanent Representation of our country in Brussels “. In New York, our source noted meaningfully, Andreas Mavrogiannis was sent “after 2004, when Cyprus & # 8216; ate slaps & # 8217; from everywhere “and in Brussels after 2008,” when the issue of direct trade raised by Turkey and the other side was one of the most important issues that our side had to deal with “.
The Republic of Cyprus should have proposed “honest mediation”, and this role was taken over and successfully carried out by A. Mavrogiannis, according to those who passionately defended him as an option in the presidential elections.
Resignation Costa Costa from the Central Committee
AKEL Limassol MP Costas Costa, who the information wanted to be among those who strongly criticized the leadership for its handling, during its session Central Committee, submitted in a letter to the district committee of AKEL Limassol his resignation from the highest collective body of the party. As we are informed, the reason is the refusal of the submission and the third choice for voting, between the proposals for Mavrogiannis and Dimitriadis. Mr. Costa supported the descent in the presidential elections with a party candidate. read and evaluate it.
