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Partial reset in the Ministerial – Who stays, who leaves

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Partial reset in the Ministerial - Who stays, who leaves

Androula Taramounta

President Anastasiadis, with the air of the first that the Democratic Alarm achieved in the elections of May 30 and furiously opened the issue of reorganization, at a time when the convergences of positions are necessary in order to finally promote the necessary reforms and approve the Restrictive Plan. Cypriot economy, a prerequisite for securing € 4.4 billion from the European Union. The issue is clearly not the people who will frame him for the rest of his term, but whether he will be promoted for approval and how this will be done, a series of reforms that have plagued the political staff for years without “detaching” from the declarative level and launch their implementation.

In order for the President to be able to “play”, he should not have limited himself to a communicative announcement, which sounds good but should have ready and very specific content. Proposals to the political forces at the base and their “I want” to be able to build a broad majority in Parliament to approve these convergences. The President is an old political caravan and he had to be ready for the realization of his intention, in the next 24 hours. The hot potatoes in his hands, as the first citizen of the Republic of Cyprus, are the Plan for Recovery and Sustainability of the Cypriot economy and the long-needed reforms: in the field of Justice, Local Government, Public Service, e-government. The state to become more citizen friendly. And now that the situation with the pandemic is clearly better, to put on the table the evaluation of the implementation of the General Health Plan, the transfer of incorrect public texts to the private hospitals and to make the necessary corrections so that we do not run on ruins in some years …

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The President, because he is unrestrained, opened the public debate for reorganization (!!!) on the basis of the known, handing over to the known-strangers who want at all costs a ministry in the government, even for 18 months. He essentially put pressure not on the parties but on himself and his associate ministers, who are faced with the additions and subtractions of who stays and who leaves, at a time when all his associates need to step back in order to achieve the best for the world that gave them one last opportunity, plugged them in if they would see an exit door;

From tomorrow Monday, the President begins separate contacts with the parties represented in Parliament and in the party background begin handing over with names and ministries, although it is not yet clear on the Presidential Hill who is leaving and who is staying in government. The time horizon at his disposal to process his contacts and complete any changes, is the last week of June. Immediately after the Council of the European Union, which will deal with Euro-Turkish relations and in which Nikos Anastasiadis will be present.

The main “players” in the government team are presented based on the data so far, immobile. Nikos Christodoulidis remains at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Konstantinos Petridis remains in the Ministry of Finance, despite the gray background that had been created in his relations with President Anastasiadis after what happened in the Commission of Inquiry into the naturalizations, since he is doomed to win the bet with the Recovery Plan, stability and recovery of the Cypriot economy. Zeta Aimilianidou remains a stable pillar in the government, gaining a positive sign not only from the ruling party and its leaders, but also members of the wider opposition. The head of the Ministry of Energy remains Natasa Pileidou who meets the requirements of the President and Pindar with a high score, as well as the Minister of Agriculture and Environment Costas Kadis. Nikos Nouris in the Ministry of Interior enjoys the trust of both the President of the Republic and the leadership of Pindar and has to win the big bet with the immigration and the reform of the Local Government. And the Minister of Transport, Giannis Karousos, is one of the government officials who do not face image and substance problems for their work. Like the Ministers of Defense Charalambos Petridis and the Deputy Ministers of Tourism Savvas Perdios, Shipping Vassilis Dimitriadis and Innovation Kyriakos Kokkinos, although the latter “received” strong criticism and murmurs when the Gateway for vaccinations presented problems.

In addition, Deputy Minister Vassilis Palmas and Deputy Government Spokesman Panagiotis Sentonas remain in office.

-Konstantinos Ioannou is the only person who clearly counts days to leave the Ministry of Health, in a phase that enjoys the good epidemiological situation of the country from the management of the pandemic and the completion of two years from the implementation of the General Health Plan. The Minister of Health is according to well-informed sources and the “godfather” of the successor who according to all indications is the former Speaker of Parliament Adamos Adamou. With a long tenure in the Parliament and the European Parliament, under the umbrella of the New Forces, Mr. Adamou at this stage does not need the “permission” of Hezekiah Papaioannou to respond – if and when – to the presidential invitation to implement high goals in the Health sector he knows very well. The same outgoing President after his ceremonial visit in the capacity of the outgoing Speaker of Parliament, stated that he was present in the active political action.

There is a lot of talk about the Minister of Education, Prodromos Prodromos, whose relations with the President of the Republic are constantly fluctuating.

-Those who know what is happening in the government consider that the Minister of Justice Emily Giolitis is at the exit door, with the consent of Kyriakos Kousios being considered her dominant successor. The government spokesman did not appear to have any problems with his old friend, but he did want to move. However, other sources say that Ms. Gioliti has no intention of leaving the government.

-A new position in the government is that of the Deputy Minister of Welfare, which will be paid after the relevant fund is approved by the Parliament. However, the planning provides for the selection of a person along with all the changes – movements that will take place.

Well-informed sources note that he has not clarified whether President Anastasiadis will ask for a name from which parties will accept the invitation to participate in the government or more, to make the final choice himself. It is considered certain that he will not be a front-line executive but he will prefer people more widely accepted in the party environment.

SENT A MESSAGE FOR CONVERGENCE

President Anastasiadis constantly maintains that the place is facing significant challenges that must be addressed through a climate of consensus for the benefit of society. The President also noted after the promotion of Annita Dimitriou to the presidency of the Parliament, that: The new era is not only related to the Presidency of the Parliament, the new era is also related to the Recovery and Resilience Plan. We have challenges ahead of us that need to be addressed in a climate of consensus for the benefit of society at large.

The President sent the message that more convergences are needed, more understanding, noting that the people through the elections sent messages to everyone. For the same issue is closer cooperation with the legislature. He added: “I have the impression that if the opposition behaves responsibly, it will be more appreciated by the people and possibly benefit from the goals they set. (…) Therefore, I believe that the constructive criticism that is exercised benefits the place in general. What infects is a toxic climate or populist tendencies. I want to believe that everyone got the message, so that in close cooperation we can see how we can help honestly and genuinely and with interest, not the party, not the personal, but the wider interests “.

Source: www.philenews.com

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