“PASOK will take initiatives for radical reform in the near future”
“The goal of the first place is perfectly feasible”, “political change is a necessity, so that the country and society will not lose another time,” says PASOK Press Spokesman. Kostas Tsoukalas, In an interview with RES-EIA, adding that “with the strategy of credible, structural and social opposition, we will succeed.”
He says that “the country faces generally declining conditions: institutional, economic and social” and stresses that PASOK will take initiatives for radical reform of the state in the near future, a more fair tax policy, the restoration of collective agreements, the protection of the first residence, the protection of the first residence, the first residence Low pensioners, the abolition of personal difference, the reduction of the solidarity levy of pensioners, the support of small and medium -sized enterprises and the restructuring of the country’s productive model.
Concerning developments in the Tempe tragedy case, he stresses that PASOK has submitted a proposal to set up a pre -trial committee “on a completely solid legal basis, which is also evidenced by the contradictions that the New Democracy falls into its desperate and ineffective attempt”. He argues that if the ruling party rejects PASOK’s proposal, “he will at the same time confess that he wants to get rid of the former minister in advance.” He stresses that “in the case of Mr. Triantopoulos there was a prosecution order, which was based on the majority to justify the direct reference to the Judicial Council” and that “in the case of Mr. Karamanlis there is no indictment for the majority to use it”. “If he chooses it, he will be heavily exposed. It will still be an act of concealment, “he notes.
This is followed by the interview of PASOK Change Press Spokesman Costas Tsoukalas, at the Athens and Macedonian News Agency and journalist Nikos Lionakis:
Q: You had a strong confrontation with the Gaza government. How do you evaluate her attitude?
A: Israeli Prime Minister B. Netanyahu confessed that his government is pursuing and executing ethnic cleansing at the expense of the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip. No strategy, no purpose, no policy can justify the death of innocents and the violation of international law. Civilians – and especially children – need to be protected. Not treated as side losses. Immediate ceasefire is required, ending military operations, humanitarian intervention and exclusion. The international community must stand up to the circumstances. The Greek government, with its choices, removes the country from the European acquis and exposes Greece to the UN. Foreign policy cannot be practiced cynically, without value compass and principles. The democratic tradition of our country does not allow today’s government. The Greek people have never been silent in front of any crime. He won’t do it even now. The government is once again alone and in total disharmony with the common feeling.
Q: Mr. Representatively, what will he signal politically if the ruling party rejects the proposal you have filed for the establishment of a pre -trial committee, on the other hand, if he proceeds to his own proposal with a charges for a misdemeanor for Mr Karamanlis? If there is finally a pre -trial investigation based on the “Triantopoulos Model”, as you are worried that ND can choose, are the parliamentary and political weapons for PASOK exhausted?
A: The preliminary committee is a preliminary committee and will come to evaluate whether to prosecute K. Karamanlis. The New Democracy says “no” from the locker room and calls us not to discuss any criminal acts at all. If he rejects our request, he will at the same time confess that he wants to get rid of the former minister in advance. In the case of Mr. Triantopoulos there was a prosecution order, which was based on the majority to justify the direct reference to the Judicial Council. On the contrary, in the case of Mr. Karamanlis there is no indictment for the majority to use it as an excuse. If it chooses it, it will be heavily exposed. It will still be an act of concealment. PASOK will take any initiative to reach the truth.
Q: It has been commented that with your proposal you have sought, at the political level, to emphasize your distances from SYRIZA and that, in addition, the controversy can “spread” with SYRIZA instead of focusing on the government. Is this reading valid?
AP: PASOK is not heterogeneous by the practices and choices of other parties. We have submitted a proposal with a completely solid legal basis, which is evidenced by the contradictions that the New Democracy falls into its desperate and ineffective attempt to degrade our proposal. For example, the New Democracy claims that the referral of officials limits the responsibility to them and demonstrates the lack of criminal responsibilities of Mr. Karamanlis. He deliberately conceals how the name of Mr. Karamanlis arrived in Parliament. He arrived precisely because these referred to those who are referred to come and produced documents with protocol numbers showing that they had informed him and had requested his intervention. It will be evaluated if Karamanlis or them tells the truth. How will this release be done? Only if the preliminary investigation works.
Q: PASOK has pointed out that in addition to investigating the Tempe tragedy, there are other emergencies and critical issues for citizens. In what areas will you drop the weight?
A: The country is facing conditions of general decline: institutional, economic and social. The accuracy, the violent redistribution of wealth at the expense of many, the lag in real investment, the accumulated private debt, the fixation of wages and pensions are central issues, in which we cut real, applicable, progressive solutions for a viable growth that will lead to a viable development. In the near future, we will take initiatives for the radical reform of the state, for a more fair tax policy, to restore collective agreements, protecting the first residence, granting the 13th salary to civil servants, establishing a new EKAS, SMEs and the restructuring of the country’s productive model. The halt of demographic shrinkage is a special chapter to which we place a special emphasis and we will submit a package of proposals in the coming period.
Q: On another issue, concerning the debate on lifting the permanence in the State. If the government requests your vote in the Constitutional Review, is it possible to give it? Is it a matter that remains for consultation within your party or is it a matter for which no internal discussion needs?
A: The State needs a great reform to serve the citizen and perform his development role. With transparency, meritocracy and evaluation. The problem is obviously not permanent, as the government supports. The New Democracy, hypocritical, talks about evaluation, and does not even apply its own laws. Generalized labor insecurity is not a solution. Civil servants need to be financially supported, not threatened by a flag of the flag. For a reliable and effective state, sections are needed. We have proposed the overall redesign of the regional and local government’s revenue system, with tax decentralization and enhancing their economic self -reliance. The universal introduction of an input-output system with the simultaneous operation of evaluation indicators, upgrading human resources, expanding the clarity to all bodies and companies that manage public resources, the application of the island’s principle, with extension to the mountainous areas. The state needs support, not degradation.
Q: Is PASOK’s democratic recovery possible and how? Is your party’s goal in the national elections?
A: The goal of the first place is perfectly possible. After all, politics is the predominantly field of great upheavals. Political change is a necessity, so that the country and society will not lose another time. With the strategy of credible, structural and social opposition, we will succeed.
Q: PASOK has explicitly and categorically chosen an autonomous course. On the other hand, some sides in the opposition estimate that there is a gap in the opposition that can be filled by the co-operation of Social Democracy-Left or even a new body. Do you care about such fermentations?
A: The autonomous course with bilateral political enlargement to reach PASOK to its real, electoral, political and social boundaries as a democratic socialist line of the country is a given. In order to achieve political change, we must first re -become our ideas for social justice and progress. We are working methodically, with the aim of the social alliance of the world of work, small and medium -sized, markets, youth and overall productive forces of the country to express itself genuine and victoriously through the PASOK ballot.