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AKEL: Resignation of the Minister of Agriculture is Inevitable

Published February 26, 2026, 14:01
AKEL: Resignation of the Minister of Agriculture is Inevitable

AKEL is calling for the resignation of the Minister of Agriculture, believing that the government has failed to manage critical issues related to her ministry. MP and President of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Giannakis Gavriel, states that the foot-and-mouth disease crisis, the devastating fires, and the water issue are evidence of this failure. AKEL accuses the Minister of inadequacy and carelessness in preventing and managing the foot-and-mouth disease crisis, which is causing huge economic losses to livestock farmers. Furthermore, AKEL criticizes the government for communication tactics and denial of responsibility, while emphasizing that the Minister's resignation is an act of basic political ethics. Finally, AKEL calls on the President of the Republic to take responsibility and exercise his institutional role.