According to a poll conducted on behalf of Greek Cypriot daily ‘Simerini’, 81% of Greek Cypriots believe that the Cyprus problem cannot be resolved before the presidential elections in South Cyprus in 2018.
‘Simerini’ published the results of a survey conducted by Nicosia University/IMR on behalf of the newspaper with the participation of 500 people between June 6-7.
Other questions were as follows:
Are we closer to resolving the Cyprus problem compared to the last referendum?
No – 74%, Yes – 23%, Don’t know – 3%
Do you believe the current plan will be better or worse than the Annan Plan?
Worse – 57%, Better – 36%, Don’t know – 7%
How do you evaluate the New York talks?
Failure – 52%, Success – 41%, Don’t know – 7%
Did you expect President Anastasiades to approve of a 2nd Conference in Geneva?
Yes – 69%, No – 28%, Don’t know – 3%
Will the Geneva conference be decisive on the chapter on security and guarantees?
No – 76%, Yes – 22%, Don’’t know – 2%
Simerini reported that respondents had very little trust Anastasiades and that 30% of the respondents said they had “little confidence” in him and 26% said they had “never trusted” him. Of the remainder, 16% said they were “very confident” in him and 28 % said “confident”.
Asked if they were confident in UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide’s ability to mediate.
No – 71%, Yes – 26%, Don‘t know – 3%
On the question of how the personal influence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will affect the negotiations, 51% replied that “things will not change”, 42% said that he will “have a positive impact” and 7% did not respond.
Kibris Postasi
