HEALTH Minister Stavros Malas said yesterday that he was honoured that ruling party AKEL was considering him as a presidential candidate for the upcoming February elections.
He was responding to an announcement by AKEL’s leader Andros Kyprianou who said on Monday that the party’s political bureau will propose to the central committee that they support Malas’ candidacy.
Malas said that he would only comment when the party completes its proceedings: Malas’ name has been put forth by the bureau for approval by the central committee today, then will be discussed at the district committees and then referred back to the committee with comments. The final decision will be taken at a party conference on July 21.
“The road is long and we have not come to any conclusions,” Malas said when asked to say whether he wanted to run for President.
