Nicos Anastasiades

Nicos Anastasiades in 2021

Nicos Anastasiades (Greek: Νίκος Αναστασιάδης; born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician who has been President of Cyprus since 2013. He was re-elected in 2018. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally between 1997 and 2013 and served as Member of Parliament from Limassol between 1981 and 2013.

Quotes

• The solution we concluded is not what we wanted but is the least painful under the circumstances, ... I bear the political cost for this, in order to limit as much as possible the consequences for the economy and for our fellow Cypriots.
  • As part of a televised address to the nation.
  • The address explained reluctant acceptance offer of Eurozone demand that Cypriot citizens pay a one-off tax of between 6.75% and 10.0% on bank accounts in return for a bailout of Cypriots econonomy.

• We acknowledge human suffering. But at the same time, we must take measures against efforts to alter the demographic character of our country,
  • Jansen, Michael (2020-03-05). Cypriots row over borders amid migrant and coronavirus fears - President criticised for closing gates between south and north for first time since 2003. The Irish Times.
  • In the context of measures to be taken to address the flow of migrants from the Turkish mainland to the Turkish-Cypriot north who were then settling in the southern republic causing tensions.