President a no-show at wine festival

A GROUP of around 50 ‘Indignants’ gathered at Limassol’s Municipal Garden last night calling for the President’s resignation.

President Christofias was expected to attend a ceremony at the Municipal Garden to address the opening of the annual Wine Festival in the coastal city, but did not attend “due to a previous engagement.”

Attending the Wine Festival in his place was Commerce Minister Praxoulla Antoniadou.

Chanting slogans demanding that Christofias step down in the wake of the Mari disaster, the protesters dispersed shortly after gathering at the site.

A mass demonstration outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia is being planned for the coming Monday to mark two months after the Mari blast that killed 13 people and knocked out the island’s main power station sparking an energy crisis.

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