Onasagoras
Averof essentially announced his candidacy for 2028 yesterday. Of course, he said he would run only if this week’s news from New York turns out to be dark and gloomy.
A rather crafty condition, considering that everyone, apart from young Nikos, who continues to declare himself optimistic, knows that absolutely nothing will come out of the meetings now underway. The news is expected to be even darker than my black spy van. Everyone has told us so, some bluntly and others more discreetly, even if our young Nikos continues to turn a blind eye and refuses to listen.
“Ask the President about Keravnos’ insulting statements.” — Nicolas Papadopoulos
The fox of Argaka, at any rate, appears to regard failure in New York as a given. He has already launched his election campaign, complete with videos circulating online.
What he did not tell us, however, is what he plans to do if he loses the party’s internal election. Is he perhaps prepared to operate outside party lines?
The malicious tongues say he is placing particular emphasis on the national issue so that he can give himself a convenient excuse not to respect an outcome that goes against him. Others say that someone who so fiercely condemned the previous turncoat could hardly become a turncoat himself.
I say anything is possible.
We shall see.
As for what is happening in New York, where the president meets the United Nations secretary-general today, the forecasts can be summed up in the familiar folk verse: “Black is the night in the mountains, black as a jackdaw.”
Christodoulides had been talking about the possibility of a settlement plan before the end of the year. What now appears to be emerging, however, is that we are closer to partition than ever before.
All those trips supposedly aimed at persuading the European Union to put pressure on Turkey have also come to nothing. A pity, really. So many opportunities for inaugurations and ribbon-cuttings were sacrificed for those Instagrammable little trips.
Do not ask me why the president continues to believe that supposedly significant developments are on the way.
ELAM, for its part, was never worried. It was certain there would be no progress. Meanwhile, the embittered fox has already prepared the announcement declaring his candidacy.
The big question remains: Will he run in the Democratic Rally’s internal election, or will he announce an official independent bid for the presidency in 2028?
And how would DISY supporters react if that happened?
Something tells me their fury at the next turncoat would be infinitely greater than it was at the last one.
Get ready for some action.
