‘Take a position on a solution’

THE SOCIALISTS yesterday launched a new campaign to chart the views of the public on important aspects of the Cyprus problem, announced EDEK leader Yiannakis Omirou.

The campaign will ask members of the public to ‘take a position on a solution’, said Omirou.

“The time has come to hear the voices of members of the public on the content of a solution, for them to give their positions on important aspects of the Cyprus problem, to state whether they agree or disagree with specific provisions, and whether they accept or not proposals like the one on a rotating presidency and weighted voting,” he said.

The EDEK leader said the party was embarking on a huge communication strategy to distribute pamphlets, broadcast radio messages, go online and send EDEK officials across Cyprus.

“We submit specific proposals for important aspects of the Cyprus problem and ask members of the public to give their positions on this, whether they agree or disagree. We call on all Cypriots, regardless of political allegiance to participate in this effort,” said Omirou.

EDEK left the government coalition last month over differences with President Demetris Christofias over proposals in the negotiations for a rotating presidency, weighted voting and giving 50,000 settlers the right to stay on the island post-solution.

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