Charalambos Charalambous resigned after a controversial video.
Same as his post:
From the first moment, I believed and stood by the side of the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, in the common effort to upgrade our homeland and to strengthen, with a plan and seriousness, all the factors of power of the Republic of Cyprus. I have never been a man of political ambitions, nor have I sought political or other office.
My participation in the Government was not an end in itself, but a conscious choice of contribution, as a contribution to an ambitious governance program that aims to strengthen our country, to protect the institutions and to progress our society. In recent days, a targeted effort has been underway to personally harm the President of the Republic, to question the Government and to damage the image of our homeland. My own participation, through deliberate distortions, selective excerpts and references in a different context, guided by misleading conclusions, is being exploited, without the intention of a sober reading of the real data, as they will be extracted from the legalized procedures, in a way that undermines not only individuals, but also the very trust with which we must protect the institutions.
That is why I gave testimony yesterday, stating the truth, which I have always served, and the real context of my fragmentary reports. I will not, under any circumstances, accept that the slightest shadow be cast on my honesty, nor on my sincere intention to contribute to my country. Even more so, I will not allow my presence in the Government to be turned into a tool of exploitation with the aim of harming the Republic of Cyprus or the President of the Republic. For this reason, I submitted my resignation from the position of Director of the Office of the President of the Republic. For me, the primary duty is the protection of the country, the Government and the President of the Republic.
At a time when our country needs stability, credibility and clear political discourse, I choose to resign for the sake of transparency, so that my presence will not continue to be used to the detriment of our national aspirations and collective effort. All institutions of the Republic must act to restore the truth, which will demonstrate the malicious intent of the orchestrators of this attack. Personally, I leave with a sense of pride for what has been achieved in the last three years, as a result of the hard, intensive and systematic work of the President and the Government.
I deeply believe that this path will continue, that our country will remain firmly committed to its principles, strengthen its position internationally and progress for the benefit of its citizens and our national goals. And that is what is essential for me, Cyprus above all and above all.
