"NO" to illegal advertising boards

Demonstration against the installation of illegal advertising boards, on Sunday, December 9th, at Athalassas Avenue, Strovolos. The Cyprus Green Party will continue its struggle against this illegality, until all city councils decide to remove them from their council territories.

THE GREEN Party has criticised the springing up of billboards featuring the main Presidential candidates.In an announcement, the Party stated that the billboards, “are in violation of municipal regulations”, implying that the contenders’ campaign teams are getting round the law by exerting their political influence.Party leader George Perdikis yesterday told the Mail: “The question is, if a candidate is breaking the law from now, what guarantee is there that he will not do exactly the same, if elected President?”He added that the candidates “should publicly come out and admit they’ve made a mistake and stop using billboards, as well as numerous illegal banners that have been seen in the streets. They should instead concentrate on advertising through the traditional channels of the media.”Perdikis also explained that his party has been running a campaign to put an end to the billboards since September.“We’ve personally met with Demetris Christofias, Ioannis Kasoulides and representatives of President Tassos Papadopoulos. Their response was to blame the municipalities, saying it was their responsibility for putting them up.”He added: “Of course, the candidates want to advertise themselves as much as they possible can, but the law must be respected in the process. We don’t want our public areas polluted.”
(Cyprus Mail)