A video leaked today on platform X has caused a political uproar, as it casts doubts on the financing of Nikos Christodoulides’ 2023 presidential campaign, as well as on mechanisms for access to the Presidential Palace by individuals presenting themselves as potential investors.

The video is published as a “leak” from the account Emily Thompson on X and includes conversations with Charalambos Charalambous, Director of the Office of the President of the Republic, former Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis, and Giorgos Chrysocho, CEO of Cyfield.

From the video, it appears that the creators of the footage had recorded the conversations with the above individuals using a hidden camera. The initial reaction from the Cypriot government states that the video is a stitched-together product.