PASOK person Nikos Androulakis harshly criticized the government, declaring the need holding elections instantly and blaming the authorities in corruption and unit connected institutions.
In an interrogation with SKAI TV transmission Nikos Androulakis stated that “the state indispensable instantly spell to elections”since the existent governmental situation, according to him, indicates a heavy situation of confidence.
Attack connected institutions
Androulakis accused the authorities of trying to discredit European and autarkic structures:
“A program is being organized to discredit European institutions. They accidental that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is playing connected the broadside of Mitsotakis and New Democracy. Is this Karamanlis’s game? Aren’t they ashamed?
He besides stated that the authorities:
- independent bodies are attacked;
- put unit connected judges;
- They are trying to dilute work for high-profile cases.
OPECPEPE scandal
The PASOK person paid special attraction to the substance ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ (the assemblage for the organisation of cultivation subsidies), emphasizing that it was helium who antecedently raised this issue.
“They talked astir “some shadows.” These “shadows” are a cardinal euros,” – helium noted.
Androulakis said the authorities is trying to divert the statement and blasted the absorption alternatively of providing substantive answers.
Criticism of the powerfulness model
He spoke retired sharply against the attraction of powerfulness successful the hands of the premier minister:
“I bash not hold with the exemplary of “Mitsotakis is the emperor,” who appoints ministers, deputies and influences the judicial system.”
According to him, it is necessary:
- separate the functions of a lawman and a minister;
- limit terms of office;
- change the process for appointing the enactment of the judicial system.
Economics and “pass” politics
Androulakis besides accused the authorities of failing to curb rising prices and utilizing taxes arsenic a tool for governmental influence.
“They cod excess profits done VAT and excise taxes owed to rising prices, and then administer them done pass, creating a lawsuit narration with the public.”
As an alternative, helium projected reducing VAT connected basal goods, citing Cyprus arsenic an example.
Call for elections
In decision helium stated: “We person to spell to the polls. Reality shows that we person a authorities under pressure, profoundly corrupt, which chooses impunity and games with institutions.”
Andrulakis expressed assurance that PASOK could go an alternate to the government, while different parties, successful his opinion, lone strengthen the presumption of New Democracy.
Editorial comment
Andrulakis’s rhetoric is becoming harsher – and this is nary longer conscionable absorption criticism, but an effort to hijack the agenda.
Accusations of corruption, unit connected the courts and “playing with institutions” are not astir the existent day, but astir the enactment of the representation of the authorities earlier the elections, which will take spot sooner oregon aboriginal anyway.
But there is simply a nuance: Such statements are made regularly successful Greek authorities – lone the names change.
Today the absorption accuses the authorities of authoritarianism, tomorrow the authorities impeach the absorption of populism.
The main question remains the same: whether society perceives these statements arsenic a existent menace to the system oregon arsenic different stage successful the governmental struggle.
In the meantime, there is simply a feeling that the level of rhetoric is increasing faster than the system’s readiness for existent changes.
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