Several days earlier, in response to polls, he said Greek Cypriot leaders had "cheated" their way into the EU by suggesting they were in favour of a settlement, then leading a campaign for its rejection as the voting date approached.
Nekoliko dana ranije, reagujući na ankete javnog mnjenja, on je izjavio da su lideri kiparskih Grka "varali" na putu ka EU ukazujući da se zalažu za rešenje, a potom, kako se približavao referendum, vodeći kampanju za njegovo odbacivanje.