President of socialist party EDEK, Yiannakis Omirou, in a written statement released on Tuesday, announced his resignation from his position as president of the movement.
In a letter sent to the Vice President of EDEK shortly after the resignation statement, Mr. Omirou referred to a letter received from the central organizational secretary of the movement who had recently submitted his own resignation.
"In his letter of resignation that he addressed to me he described the situation in the Movement as problematic and in his opinion, for this problematic situation the whole responsibility lies with the president” ”, Mr. Omirou said.
According to Mr. Omirou, as a way of addressing the problem, the central organizational secretary asked him not to be a parliamentary candidate in the constituency of Nicosia in the elections of 2016 and not to be a candidate for president of the Movement at the next regular conference.
“I stated verbally to the central organizational secretary, that a potential expression of my intention not to claim the presidency in the next conference would be highly damaging”, Mr. Omirou added to receive the secretary’s answer that “if he did not accept the above recommendations to be discussed and decided in the collective bodies of the Movement, he would submit his resignation!”
“And this is what he did with a letter dated January 5, 2015”, Mr. Omirou stated.
"My offer (to the party) requires me to act so as to protect the Movement. But also in order to safeguard my political and personal dignity”.
The decision for resignation is final and irrevocable.
The socialist party is the fourth strongest in the parliament holding 5 seats after getting 8,9% of the votes in the last parliamentary elections of 2011.
In a letter sent to the Vice President of EDEK shortly after the resignation statement, Mr. Omirou referred to a letter received from the central organizational secretary of the movement who had recently submitted his own resignation.
"In his letter of resignation that he addressed to me he described the situation in the Movement as problematic and in his opinion, for this problematic situation the whole responsibility lies with the president” ”, Mr. Omirou said.
According to Mr. Omirou, as a way of addressing the problem, the central organizational secretary asked him not to be a parliamentary candidate in the constituency of Nicosia in the elections of 2016 and not to be a candidate for president of the Movement at the next regular conference.
“I stated verbally to the central organizational secretary, that a potential expression of my intention not to claim the presidency in the next conference would be highly damaging”, Mr. Omirou added to receive the secretary’s answer that “if he did not accept the above recommendations to be discussed and decided in the collective bodies of the Movement, he would submit his resignation!”
“And this is what he did with a letter dated January 5, 2015”, Mr. Omirou stated.
"My offer (to the party) requires me to act so as to protect the Movement. But also in order to safeguard my political and personal dignity”.
The decision for resignation is final and irrevocable.
The socialist party is the fourth strongest in the parliament holding 5 seats after getting 8,9% of the votes in the last parliamentary elections of 2011.
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