2024-03-27 05:38:26
“Ok. Kasselakis is consciously undermining the state, fifty years after the restoration of the Republic”, said the government representative, Pavlos Marinakis, during the briefing for the political editors, regarding the request of the SYRIZA president for elections with international observers. At the same time, the government representative launched a severe attack on PASOK and Nikos Androulakis, on the occasion of the motion of no confidence that is expected to be tabled within the day, speaking of identification of the president of PASOK with “powerful interests”.
“Nobody ever came to question the invariability of the elections”
“No one has ever come to question the integrity of the elections,” noted Mr. Marinakis in regards to the statements of the president of SYRIZA about international observers in the elections, considering that “these voices are dangerous. I do not believe that they are expressing the cadres of the official opposition party itself. A man who wants to rule the country presents the country as third world.”
“Many are taking advantage of a fertile ground for fake news and spreading rumours, putting the cart before the horse,” he said in relation to the Tempe issue.
Regarding the “Vimas” publication, Mr. Marinakis emphasized: “The Justice investigation is something sacred and there should be no shadows around it. Is there any doubt that the entire conversation went straight to Justice? The answer is no. No one disputes this. The investigation seems to have concluded that human error also contributed. Obviously, other aspects are also being considered.” According to Mr. Marinakis, “all the other conversations also pointed to the conclusion of human error,” while, as he said, “since March 3, all the media and ERT have made it clear that this conversation refers to another train driver.”
“They invest in human suffering”
“Then, after a year, the newspaper comes and pulls out an issue that has been solved by all the means, and in a suitable area, and puts an editing issue that is demolished. And the willing Mr. Androulakis comes and submits a motion of no confidence.” Mr. Marinakis argued that Mr. Androulakis thought it appropriate to file a motion of no confidence for “a publication that uncovered a myth, a year later.”
“It is not the first time that powerful interests do not want a powerful government, and apparently these interests – which are specific when we talk about a certain newspaper – are identified with a certain political leader. The proposal of Mr. Androulakis is welcome,” the government representative then noted. “Those who made the specific motion of no confidence went to invest in human suffering. Let this story be an opportunity for everyone to understand that we should let the judges do their job. Let’s stop making a tragic accident a field of political confrontation”.
In another question, Pavlos Marinakis spoke of “identification of interests or rhetoric” in relation to the motion of no confidence. “A publication comes out and on the same day a party president makes a motion of no confidence in the publication,” he added.
“Those who are trying to convince that the government went to build a montage, they ignore that all the media, including ERT, have said what was written a year later in “Vima”, he emphasized at another point of the briefing of the political editors .
Regarding the cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Mr. Marinakis said that “if the debate on the motion of no confidence is ongoing, there cannot be a cabinet meeting. It will happen after the end of the discussion.”