‘Opposition is in a very big crisis’
The dilemmas of the next elections and the image of the opposition -on the occasion of former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ speech on Tuesday night -the Tempe case and finances (news of the Swiss franc borrowers) were some of the issues that were raised in Kostis Hatzidakis on the TV station “Blue Sky”.
“It is, I think, more than obvious that the opposition is in a very big crisis. That is why there is this fragmentation. And that is why in various ways it turns out that any dissatisfaction exists for government policy, cannot be capitalized by the opposition in its various versions. In this scene, I find it reasonable to be concerned about Mr Tsipras. But I don’t want to watch him in his reflection, “was Mr. Hatzidakis’ introductory comment on this issue.
At the same time noting that “we cannot choose our opponents. For us, our opponent is our daily lives, our bad self and time, in the sense that by the elections in 2027 we must have solved a number of problems. These are our opponents. “
On the occasion, however, an Opinion Poll investigation, where 21.9% responds positively to the possibility of leading Alexis Tsipras of a new political body, the deputy prime minister reminded that in the past polls were given “in the establishment of parties.” And then, “the certainty, however, is that the opposition is in a deeper crisis”, after all, “all these questions in the polls also reflect this crisis. I don’t see any impressive reception by Mr. Tsipras »noticed.
On the other hand, he reiterated, “Our job is to focus on our plan, in our plan, to be modest, serious and effective. That’s what people want. ” At this point, he pointed out that “in 2027, in the second half, Greece will be chaired by the European Union” -and will have it at a time when “it will decide what the European Union’s many years budget will be from 2028 to 2034. We care about the projects funded by the NSRF. We care about defense. We care about a number of things. Who will represent the country. “
Consequently, “as I see things today – and now I speak as a citizen – it does not seem to me that there is some coordinated political force except New Democracy to represent the country seriously.” After all, he continued, “If our fellow citizens saw something different, they would show it in the publicization. PASOK would not be 12%stuck. It would not be that the other parties (stuck) in single digit numbers cannot stand and move on. “
In the case of Tempi, in relation to the proposal of four parties for the charge of the last betrayal against the Prime Minister, Mr. Hatzidakis emphasized: “If I wanted to be strict, I would say that they are dead. Because they are not ashamed, they do not respect anything. To keep the style I usually have, I would say it is an unbearable lightness. Unbearable lightness that is, I think, first of all the parties whose MPs sign this. Of course, parents and relatives of the victims have unlimited right to believe anything they think, to claim what they want. ” And opposition parties have the obligation to “strictly control the government, but there are some limits. Elemental logic … “.
In the debate on the finances, answering a question about Swiss franc borrowers, Mr Hatzidakis noted that “the processing, as far as I know, continues by the Treasury and there will be a solution as satisfactory as possible. I can’t give you a specific day now because I don’t handle it personally. ” However, he continued, “Yes, it will definitely be in 2025. It may be much earlier before time is closed, but I don’t want to be very specific.” In conclusion, “the initiative will move as far as possible, but it will certainly be better than it is now” -and there should be no doubt about it, he added. “It has been a government commitment since I was a finance minister and we are not taking our word back,” he said.
Finally, with the loss of parliamentary status in three former now, MPs of the Spartans, Mr Hatzidakis described the debate as a “scientifically interesting” as to whether the House should have 297 or 300 MPs. However, he said, “I do not see the meaning of this debate. The competent court is the Supreme Special Court, (which) it has decided in this way. ” And, in closing, he stressed, “other views can be supported scientifically. But in essence, the issue was resolved. “