How seemingly is it that an outdated girl from a small village in Evros, not uncovered to the general public, a retired farmer breeder who owns a butcher’s store in Alexandroupoli along with her son, will likely be elected to the European Parliament? In concept the reply is not any, which is, nonetheless, refuted within the individual of Mrs. Galatos Alexandraki, who’s the second MP elected with the Greek answer of Kyriakos Velopoulos.
Hellenic Answer doubled its proportion in Evros, taking 14% and in second place, behind ND. The shock, nonetheless, is that the second seat taken by the get together is occupied by Galato Alexandrakis76 years outdated, retired livestock breeder from Koufovouno Didymoteicho.
In keeping with inevros.gr (who additionally printed, though it’s unclear, a photograph) Mrs. Alexandrakis lives and works in Alexandroupolis, the place she runs a butcher’s store along with her son Alexandros Alexandrakis. He managed to get 51.237 crosses and to be positioned second, behind the vet who’s already an MEP Emmanuel Francowho voted so much for pondering that they had been placing a cross on Common Frangoulis Fragos, whereas he made an announcement yesterday on social media clarifying that he was by no means a candidate, subsequently the congratulations that sufficient folks give it to him.
However who’s the Galato Alexandraki? She has not given interviews, she has no presence on social media, the 76-year-old livestock farmer who was on the Eurolist of the Hellenic Answer might have performed an essential position within the collection of the unknown folks, since she was concerned. additionally the one candidate whose surname began with “A”. Up to now, in truth, she was a candidate for parliament in Japanese Attica, once more first on the get together’s listing, however in line with info, she was by no means a constituency… Nonetheless, the identical info insists that Mrs. Alexandraki will resign and won’t go to Brussels.
Member Evros of Hellenic Answer was requested right now in regards to the elected Member, Papadakis Paris. Talking to radio he stated “I have never seen her, I do not know her. What to say; Ought to I lie? I do not even know if he lives right here…” He added that he “walked with six MEP candidates” in the course of the pre-election interval who requested for his assist in looking the cross.
protothema.gr contacted the son of Mrs. Alexandrakis, Alexander Alexandrakis, who runs a butcher store in Alexandroupoli. As he stated, his mom may be very pleased when she was elected, which she didn’t anticipate. She additionally stated that she has by no means been concerned in public life earlier than and that she now has to see how she’s going to handle the brand new circumstances that include her election. Nonetheless, he insisted that his mom, at the very least thus far, doesn’t need to say something publicly …
protothema.gr contacted public figures in Evros looking for info on Mrs. Alexandraki’s profile. Nonetheless, nobody knew extra about her, which attributed her election to her place on the poll and presumably “get together strains”…
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