A comprehensive interview was granted by Antonis Samaras to ANT1 and Irena Argyris, in a discussion that filmed on October 31st (before the issue with ELTA). The former prime minister spoke about her loss of his daughter, Lenaharshly criticized the Mitsotakis government for accuracy and energyplaced for the nationally and social problems, referred to his relationship with Costas Karamanlis and left open the possibility for new party.
“Thank you, Georgia and Kostas, too, for this wave of support from the Greek people,” former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said at the beginning of his interview with ANT1.
“The loss of Lena is something that brought me closer to these people, said the former prime minister, referring to the parents of the Tempi victims.”
Mr. Samaras also criticized the government’s policy towards the relatives of the Tempe victims, saying that its approach was “without soul and without morals. The ban on exhumation was a decision to annul paternity, a decision unnatural to our own morals and customs. Tempi and their handling hurt the Greeks and etched our collective subconscious and especially the subconscious of the new generation”.
Mr. Samaras accused the government of “celebrates” while “from the 20 of the month the average wage earner can’t make ends meet,” speaking of a “modern, invisible poverty” which “requires state intervention». For the citizens-politics gapemphasized that “the world can no longer bear the shadow, it wants responsibility and answers” and talked about “post-civilization of post-civilization».
On her forehead accuracy and her energycharacterized “totally wrong” energy policy and argued that the government “holds high VAT“, adding that “h Commission is threatening us with a fine for not following the VAT directive.” He highlighted as a strategic issue the energy autonomysaying that “a difficult time is coming” and that “whoever does not produce own food and energy will be in trouble.” He also criticized the “butthole” in the matter of mining.
For her economysuggested turning to digital vanguard and her artificial intelligenceas well as brave support in teachers and nurses. He spoke of a “productive economy reduced cost“, he asked Mixed Investment Fund with government funding, priority to farmers and strengthening it Greek industry. For him tourismwarned that “we are about to turn the islands us to Disneyland».
Referring to Tempespoke of “huge mistake” to the government’s approach and stood by his case Panos Routsissaying that “h prohibition of exhumation it was an annulment of paternity, unnatural for our morals”, emphasizing that the Greeks “joined the need for Justice».
In the discussion about Memoriesreminded that “at November 29, 2009“, with his election to the leadership of the ND, “called the then prime minister G. Papandreou to take measure». Just in case new partydid not close the door, remaining critical of what he describes as ideological mutation of the SW.
In personal of his report, Mr. Samaras spoke for the first time publicly about the loss of his daughterwith the interview starting with the journalist’s condolences and him describing the experience with emotion.
For the Memoranda
“On November 29, 2009, I was elected president of the ND and from the first moment I called Prime Minister George Papandreou and told him to take measures.”
“Zappio” was a detailed analysis of the Memorandum brought by George Papandreou and his mistakes.
“I predicted that with this wrong program our country will never rise again. Are they blaming me and the ND for fighting to reveal the problem and avoid it?”, he asked.
“In 2011, I could have come out with monstrous percentages, saying that I would abolish the Memoranda, but I didn’t,” he added, underlining that at those times he put forward his national and not his party interest.
For tourism
Referring to tourism, he said that we are close to turning our islands into Disneyland.
“There is a contemporary invisible poverty that requires government intervention”
As Mr. Samaras claimed, from the 20th of the month there is a problem for the average employee, while the government is celebrating.
Some people cannot live and raise a family with these salaries, he explained, pointing out that there is a contemporary invisible poverty that requires state intervention.
For the gap between citizens and politicians
“The world can no longer bear the shadow, but it wants answers, it demands responsibility”, explained Mr. Samaras, stressing that we don’t need saviors, but purpose and discipline.
“The post-colonization of the post-colonization has begun,” he added.