The intention of the Democracy Movement to open the debate on the complete separation of state and church, as defined by Article 3 of the Constitution, has reiterated Stefanos Kasselakis. Speaking to Live News, recently elected by a vast majority (96.84%) of the party, he stressed that the Democracy Movement is, in his view, the only political force that supports this institutional intersection.
Mr Kasselakis’ election, involving about 15,000 members and friends of the party by a total of about 30,000 registered, was, he said, a “essential process of participatory democracy”, stressing that the movement “belongs to the people who support it” and will not be personal.
In addition to the issue of state-church relations, Mr Kasselakis expands the principle of separation and clarification into key areas. Regarding the government’s proposal to remove the permanence in the State, the President of the Democracy Movement described it as a disorienting move by the “enormous responsibilities” of the government and the prime minister himself, especially in relation to the railway case and the signs of his knowledge. He emphasized the need for a “properly staffed public”, insisting on the need to “separate who are the employees working in the bureaucracy of the state and who are public officials”. He said he has been a supporter of changes that will offer a “permanent solution”, ensuring “continuity to the state and transparency”.
On the subject of education and debate on private universities, Mr Kasselakis questioned that Article 16 is the source of problems, such as underfunding and the difficulties of the students. “There is no ideological anchorage,” he noted, insisting that the Democracy Movement sets a fundamental right to “free, quality public education”. He expressed the view that the establishment of private universities at this stage would create “huge friction” and “social automation”.
Concerning the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in OPEKEPE, Mr Kasselakis, citing information from Theodora Tzakri (Vice President of the European Democratic Party), expressed his party’s desire to “clarify the case” and not to “not be” in order to “not be” in line “.
Finally, commenting on his party’s democratic course, Mr Kasselakis appeared optimistic, attributing the improvement to the growing recognition of the name “Democracy Movement” and the world’s perception that the party has a “strategy” and is “alternative”. To the lead of the ruling party, he estimated that opposition parties in the House of Representatives, with their conflicts and tensions, were not able to persuade their rule.