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AKEL Calls for Dismissal of Agriculture Minister

Published March 12, 2026, 12:16
AKEL Calls for Dismissal of Agriculture Minister

AKEL is once again calling for the dismissal of the Minister of Agriculture, Maria Panagiotou, citing her inability to effectively manage significant issues such as wildfires, the water problem, and the current crisis with foot-and-mouth disease. AKEL General Secretary Stefanos Stefanou describes the President's insistence on keeping the Minister in office as incomprehensible, while MP Aristos Damianou calls for her immediate resignation, based on the unanimous report of the Parliamentary Committees on wildfires. AKEL proposes specific measures to address the foot-and-mouth disease crisis, such as avoiding the mass culling of animals, geographically restricting the disease, purchasing animals from abroad, and compensating affected livestock farmers.