Familiar with Mitsotakis: Anti-Greek is anyone who makes Greece a black sheep in Europe

Full attack on the prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis carried out by the president of his parliamentary group SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance Socrates Famousduring the debate in the context of the bill of the Minister of State Akis Skertsos “Equality in civil marriage, amendment of the Civil Code and other provisions».

Mr. Famellos asked the prime minister a series of questions. “First of all, does the ND have the sufficiency to pass this bill on its own? Second, do you insist on your exhortation to the MPs to abstain from voting?”, he said, calling on Mr. Mitsotakis to reform saying that the MPs must respect the oath to the Constitution and represent the citizens by respecting the citizens’ vote.

“You are asking MPs to cover your own weakness by abstaining from voting,” he commented. He also asked “how is government cohesion proven when there are ministers who will not vote for the bill?”

“There is nothing wrong with Voridis’ statement that the bill is unconstitutional? Will you not judge his placement representing you here? How can a minister declare that a bill is unconstitutional but not come to the Parliament in the debate on the objection of unconstitutionality?”, he continued.

He commented on how Mr. Voridis will come again to represent the prime minister and the government in the Parliament, “how much seriousness and credibility we deal with him, he will not be able to talk to us again, he will not be serious and reliable”.

In addition, Mr. Famellos said that Mr. Skertsos and Ms. Sirengela said that this bill covers the direction of the Constitution for constitutional equality and raised the question to the prime minister if the parliamentarians and ministers of the ND who will not vote for it, violate the principle of constitutional equality and the principles set by European legislation and European jurisprudence.

“How do you tolerate far-right and obscurantist voices being broadcast by ND MPs against this bill”

“Do those MPs and ministers who do not vote for it question the position and role of Greece as a member of the European family? Do you agree or not, Prime Minister?” “The question is how ND ministers and MPs do not want the protection of children and want there to be invisible children and invisible parents,” he added.

He also said that “there is a question in society: how do you tolerate far-right and obscurantist voices being broadcast by ND MPs against this bill and in the public sphere and in parliament and something like that to hear coming from the mouth of the former prime minister. How is it that Mr. Samaras comes to disagree in such a short period of time for the third time as with the visit of Erdogan or the amendment for immigrants. How is it possible that MPs remain members of the ND’s Communist Party when you say that you are for multi-level modernization and these MPs will vote against the European acquis”. He commented that “a weak prime minister is not good for the country”.

Mr. Famellos said that E. Akrita and Ath. Linou have tabled “two very serious” amendments, again asking the government to answer whether it will support them. He pointed out that answers must be given to these two issues that are not being solved by the government: the presumption of paternity for children born out of wedlock and who do not have two parents, and the “serious problems of commercialization of surrogacy with amendments to the institutional framework made by the SW”.

“The SYRIZA MEPs protected us, but you don’t want to accept it”

He also said that with his introduction the prime minister did not give answers about “the European Parliament’s catapult resolution” on democracy and the rule of law in Greece. “You went so far as to compare it with the Economist article.” That is, the next time you go to the European Parliament to speak representing our country, tell them that I do not count on you, MEPs, because I prefer to give value to the “Economist” publication and write your opinion on my old shoes, because that’s what you said before, Prime Minister,” he said.

He emphasized that the MEPs of the SYRIZA PS intervened so that the penalties in Greece were not immediate. “We were protected by the SYRIZA MEPs, but you don’t want to accept it. But the fact that the country is at risk of penalties is not the fault of the MEPs who revealed it. In other words, will they lie to cover your own omissions and criminal choices, at the expense of the truth and Democracy?”, he stressed.

“History will write that the ND did not have the sufficiency to carry out a reform”

He repeated that “anyone who makes Greece a black sheep in Europe, who violates the rule of law in Greece, who does not help to solve crimes like those of Pylos and Tempe” is an anti-Greek, while also referring to the case of surveillance.

“To talk about the freedom of the press, about the murder of Karaivaz, about the threats against journalists, about everything that the resolution of the European Parliament has. But for the bottom line, not because the Greek MEPs told the truth and because the truth was finally heard in the European Parliament – but you don’t want it to be heard in the Greek Parliament.” He also asked the prime minister when the government will give answers “to the real judge of all of us, which is the Greek people”.

Finally, Mr. Famellos noted that “History will write that the ND did not have the sufficiency to advance a reform” and the vote of SYRIZA and other parties was needed.

Mitsotakis: The reason why the SYRIZA government did not proceed with the legislation of equality in civil marriage

In his answer, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, taking the floor again in the Parliament, emphasized that “the SYRIZA government did not proceed with the legislation of equality in civil marriage because it was in a balance of terror with its populist partner, Panos Kammenos”.

“I almost cried Mr. Famelle with your interest in the cohesion of the ND KO. You referred to the fact that you actually proposed the cohabitation agreement but you concealed why you did not proceed with the legislation on civil marriage. It has a name. Panos Kammenos. You were in a balance of terror with your populist partner. From the first moment I proposed this reform, he said that as president of the ND, I am bound by the tradition of this faction to allow our MPs to vote according to their conscience on such issues. I fought to get as many of my MPs as possible to vote for it and I will respect the decision that everyone makes, either abstaining which is a perfectly acceptable position. Let’s see how many will stay away from you and finally the interest will be what Mr. Polakis will do whom you have almost threatened with deletion. I did not threaten anyone with expulsion, nor did I impose party discipline,” he said.

He then added that “I knew from the beginning that I cannot convince everyone and the bill cannot be passed with only the votes of the ND. You have the opportunity to submit a motion of no confidence and see how broken the unity of our Parliamentary Group is. It is no coincidence that there are reactions in all parties. You didn’t talk about PASOK. Let’s see how many of PASOK will not vote. I have been impressed by the deafening silence of your leader. The reality is that with the support of more than one party it looks like this bill will be the law of the land as of tonight. It will be a great success for the national delegation if the bill is passed. A few MPs in other countries who voted against respondents admitted years later that they were wrong. I’m just saying that for the record. What we will do today as a national parliament will be an important step for democracy,” said Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Regarding the issue of the rule of law, Mr. Mitsotakis noted: “I do not want to spoil the atmosphere of the debate by making extensive references to the issues of the rule of law. I will only say that the final judge is neither the European Parliament, nor Reporters united, nor the Economist. It is the European Commission’s rule of law report that points to continued progress. We look forward to making even more progress next time.

History will write and remember the Greek MEPs who voted for a resolution asking Europe to cut funding to Greece that you instigated, wrote, and invoke. The names of your MEPs will be identified with this attempt to present a Greece completely different from the one seen by the majority of Greeks. Drag the country to some abroad.

“Ground to Reality”

I start to remember your own time and wonder all those MEPs leading the Netherlands which now has no country to be a citizen, when you took journalists to the selfie in your own days who were they? When you were setting up the Novartis case where was it? When you attempted to manipulate the television landscape that was? When Mr. Pappas was convicted 13-0 for breach of duty, who exactly was Mr. Famelle?”

And then he added that “and because you made a report again to Mr. Bakoyannis and what might happen. Here, your former MEP came out and said publicly that Mr. Kasselakis can win the European elections because he thought they were held in two rounds. Land in reality.”