“Everyone should think very carefully if we really want parties in the Parliament, which advocate brutal violence and intolerant racist speech with division and hatred”, called on the voters through the interview that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis granted this evening on the main bulletin of SKAI.
Regarding the European elections, he said that the opposition wants to turn them into a referendum on the acceptance or not of the government and he raises the gauntlet, and he put the 33% that New Democracy had won in the previous European elections as a measure of success. In any case, he clarified that even if the party’s performance is bad at the polls, there is no question of early electionsit will just make the government’s job more difficult.
Asked to comment on yesterday’s episode between MPs Floros and Grammenos in the Parliament, Mr. Mitsotakis noted that “yesterday’s episode is chilling and revealing. The temple of the Republic cannot be boxing arena. I want to congratulate the Speaker of the Parliament for his reaction.”
The prime minister emphasized that this particular episode is revealing about what is happening in the area of the far-right apartment building and spoke of a patchwork of parties set up with lies and violence. In fact, he accused SYRIZA of “forgetting” to submit a memorandum against the participation of the “Spartiates” party, stressing that this particular party is out of the electoral process thanks to a regulation voted for and supported by New Democracy. Emphasizing that fascism is not only fought with words but also with deeds and recalling that SYRIZA co-governed with the extreme right of Panos Kammenos, as he characteristically said.
Referring to the president of the Hellenic Solution, Kyriakos Velopoulos, the prime minister accused him of commercialization of the Christian faith characterizing as unacceptable and divisive the exhortations not to visit the temples by all those who voted in favor of the legalization of civil marriage equality. “They cannot say that they represent the faith, they also got answers from the Church” said Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
In fact, referring again to yesterday’s incident of the handshake between the two MPs, Kyriakos Mitsotakis noted that “anyone who saw what happened in the Parliament comes to the conclusion as to whether these parties are representatives of Christianity and patriotism. There are many freshwater patriots“.
The prime minister insisted that the ruling party was against the Spartans from the first moment and through specific actions and declared himself justified “by the fact that this particular formation is excluded from the European elections”.
The prime minister addressed the voters, who are considering voting for parties to the right of the ND, calling on them to see the overall picture and not resort to “cheap messages”.
“We are raising the gauntlet of the European elections”
Responding to the electoral dilemmas he is raising ahead of the European elections, the prime minister emphasized that the government takes up the gauntlet when the other parties turn the European elections into a referendum against the government, assuring that we will continue our work with the same momentum.
Mr. Mitsotakis characterized versatile the ND’s European ballot paper and insisted that he wants the best possible electoral result, setting as a threshold for the upcoming European elections the percentage obtained by the ND in the previous European elections. “What interests me is to elect as many MEPs as possible,” he said. In case of a negative result, Mr. Mitsotakis emphasized that “I already hear the requests for early elections, but it is paradoxical that someone asks for early elections, when he has a threshold of 17%, but this does not concern me. We want the best result, but if it is not good, our life will become more difficult, neither the government will fall nor we will have elections”.
He set the bar at 33%, the percentage of ND in the previous elections.
“Moderately optimistic that we will end fan violence”
Asked about the ongoing investigation into fan violence, the Prime Minister noted that: “It is difficult to comment on a judicial investigation, we have done many things to combat fan violence, but sometimes a few drops break the camel’s back. What I can say is that a very thorough investigation was conducted with great secrecy. I have confidence in the Justice that the physical and moral perpetrators will be punished wherever they are.”
He insisted that the situation on the pitches is better today and reiterated that we will punish the guilty. “For the first time we have every reason to be modestly optimistic that we will end fan violence. When the state wants to impose legality it can do so,” Mr. Mitsotakis pointed out.
“Punch in the stomach, Sunday’s murder”
Asked about Sunday’s murder outside the Agioi Anargyro police station, the prime minister spoke of “great sadness and great anger because it was a punch in the stomach”.
Mr. Mitsotakis clarified that everything went wrong characterizing what has become a tragedy, however, he estimated that it is also an incident of great awakening, noting that in April alone we have 1245 arrests for domestic violence. “In memory of Sunday we have an obligation to run faster”, he said characteristically.
What exactly did the prime minister say?
The prime minister acknowledged again that accuracy is a very big problem. “I know that there are households that are being tested and the macroeconomic figures do not concern them,” he noted. He emphasized, however, that the government policy shows results and a certain improvement in terms of transparency and price control.
“If there was a magic formula against punctuality some other country would have found it. Wages are rising because the economy is doing well, taxes have been significantly reduced, there is emergency aid and our emphasis is always on the most vulnerable, the welfare state is “present “, the prime minister pointed out and estimated that “the better the economy goes, the more wages will increase. There are signs that inflation is easing. Competition is one answer. It worked on the electricity bills. Energy prices are lower because competition has worked, and because we have supported households. We also had European support”, emphasized Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
He promised, in fact, that the government will not stop market controls reminding that they have been imposed fines even in large multinational companies.
“There is no crowding” in Tempi
Regarding the tragic accident in Tempe, the prime minister noted: “Going back in time, some things could have been done differently, especially in the field of communication, as we allowed the spread conspiracy theories. I what all I know is that there is no collusion, but that’s what the Court will say.”
Mr. Mitsotakis characterized the conclusion of the majority in the Examining Committee as constituted and noted:
“Certainly, the image that was created left the citizens with a bad taste. From the beginning of this process, I had pointed out the risk of partisan disputes. First, I want Justice to be rendered. I want it for one additional reason, in order to end the incredible conspiracy theories, which are offensive and what they do is break the trust relationships in politics.” Asked whether the majority would support a proposal for the establishment of a pre-investigation committee, Mr. Mitsotakis reserved himself, in order to study the indictment, repeating that those requesting it have not submitted one.
“Androulakis out of place and time”
Regarding the Rule of Law issues, the prime minister insisted that “there is no perfect Rule of Law, hence the Commission indicates improvements in all countries. It is clear that we have room for improvement, but Greece is not Hungary”. In fact, he accused the president of PASOK, Nikos Androulakis, of being out of place and out of time, stressing that on the occasion of an event for which he has received answers defames the country abroad. “At the moment, the effort that is being made and we have also seen it in the European Parliament is insulting. I will say it again: there is only one judge, the European Commission. Especially in matters of freedom of the press, there is someone who believes that in Greece that someone cannot to say what he wants, where he wants?”
Mr. Mitsotakis insisted that he has chosen an opponent and it is the citizens’ problems, “What happens in the center-left apartment building does not concern me. We are dealing with the problems and we are interested in how we will cover the lost ground”, said the Prime Minister.
Regarding the economic program of SYRIZA, Mr. Mitsotakis noted that “they cannot easily say that I will zero the VAT on basic foods without saying how the budget will be balanced. So far, what we see from SYRIZA does not refer to a composed political proposal. All this will be decided in the national elections in 2027, and until then SYRIZA and PASOK will have time to present an elementary program”.
I don’t have a reshuffle in mind
Asked about possible reshaping in the government scheme, Mr. Mitsotakis characteristically noted that “you have discounted him so many times that at some point you will succeed, I don’t have that in my mind right now. Now we have elections. We must tell the citizens that now is not the time for complaints and the party is making this effort in a coordinated manner. Let’s go to fight after Easter”.
Regarding the two former prime ministers, Costas Karamanlis and Antonis Samaras, Mr. Mitsotakis emphasized that “I feel them next to me and I cannot believe that a former prime minister of the ND does not want the best possible result for the faction”.
When asked whether he will take over any European post and the presidency of the Commission after the European elections, he replied that “for me there is no such issue. It is a greater honor to be in this office, we will go to elections in 2027. The discussion about a European office is honorable but it does not concern me at all “.
We will send neither Patriot nor S-300 to Ukraine
In fact, when asked about it, the Prime Minister clarified that we are not going to send to Ukraine either Patriot or S 300, although we were asked to do so. Asked about his upcoming visit to Ankara and his new appointment with the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mr. Mitsotakis noted that we will continue the approach with Turkey, which, he said, has so far produced tangible results recalling that there have been no airspace violations for more than 12 months now, while we now have reduced migration flows.
We will declare marine parks
Mr. Mitsotakis insisted that we will declare the marine parks, and that “it doesn’t mean that because our disagreements with Turkey exist, it doesn’t mean that we can’t talk to each other.
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