Tokom kampanje, i Christofias i Kasoulides kritizirali su odlazećeg predsjednika Tassosa Papadopoulosa zato što nije načinio nijedan stvarni pokušaj da ponovno pokrene zastale mirovne pregovore nakon što je 2004. vodio aktivnu kampanju protiv Annanovog plana.
During the campaign, both Christofias and Kasoulides criticised outgoing President Tassos Papadopoulos for his failure to make any real attempt to relaunch the stalled peace talks after actively campaigning against the Annan plan in 2004.