N. Iliopoulos: K. Mitsotakis coordinates the looting against Greek citizens

The SYRIZA-PS press spokesman harshly criticized the Mitsotakis government and the Prime Minister himself in a full-length interview. Nassos Iliopoulos, speaking “in the Red”.

“Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the man who coordinates the looting and destruction of Greek citizens. He takes the crisis and makes it an opportunity for the few, multiplying the consequences for the many,” he added.

“Every leftist, democrat, progressive person wants the Mitsotakis government to leave. And the Mitsotakis politics. It is not just a question of changing the political staff of the same neo-liberal policy,” the spokesman said. In fact, he stressed that “the call for a progressive government has neither exclusions nor privileged interlocutors”, and stressed meaningfully: “The next day the people will not forgive a political force that it does “.

In particular, when asked about the debate in parliament on the country’s defense and foreign policy, N. Iliopoulos was categorical.

“Mr. Mitsotakis is doing something that no other prime minister has ever done. Not even from his own faction. He is giving an indefinite military base in agreement with the United States. What are we gaining with this agreement? Is anything changing in relation to Turkey?” “And Erdogan is discussing upgrading his military equipment from the US and provocative behavior is continuing in Ankara. The policy of the predictable and given ally that Mr. Mitsotakis is following has failed in everything. He chooses by his own decision to change the defense dogma “Our country is not his field. Fortunately, the mistake of his election will be corrected soon, but the issue is that until it is corrected with elections and popular participation, something has been left standing,” he said.

“The Mitsotakis government has no strategy for the country’s foreign and defense policy. And the biggest proof of that is that for the Prespa Agreement, our greatest diplomatic success, it has not even brought the memoranda of cooperation to a vote in parliament. “Because it is probably forced by Mr. Samaras …”, said N. Iliopoulos.

Asked whether SYRIZA-PS. would sign the agreement with the US if it were a government today, Nasos Iliopoulos replied: “The SYRIZA government never signed any indefinite concessions. We had good relations with the US but always in the interests of the country, based on geostrategy “At the same time, we had good relations with Latin American countries, even though they were not popular at the time. Therefore, the multidimensional foreign policy became a reality in the period 2015-2019.”

Nassos Iliopoulos, when asked if the agreement with the USA can be changed, said that “there are review clauses and we will examine them with the interests of the country in mind”.

“Unfortunately, we have a neighbor who does not respect international law. We must be very careful about the climate of tension with Turkey. That is why we insist that this tension be resolved in accordance with international law at the Hague Tribunal. “Mitsotakis refuses to follow this strategy because he is a hostage of far-right populism,” he noted.

The spokesperson of SYRIZA-PS. referred in the meantime to a specific incident, requesting the expulsion of the director of the Press Office of ND.

“Late last night, Mr. Romanos, director of the ND Press, described Alexis Tsipras’ speech in the Turkish parliament. We do not give them any right to question the patriotism of the Left and to proceed to a rusty patriotism similar to the more “Black pages of the political confrontation in Greece. If until the end of the day Mr. Romanos remains in his position, the responsibility and the shame is all of K. Mitsotakis”, he said.

“We will also not tolerate ND’s criticism of populism! From the people who had dressed up as Bucephalus, and were sparking tension in the Balkans, accusing the Prespa Agreement of being a peace agreement,” he added.

Asked about SYRIZA’s upcoming post-election collaborations, N. Iliopoulos said: “Elections with simple proportional representation mean a coalition government. With differences, yes. But we aspire to be the first party in the elections. And we will find a solution based on our program to we make collaborations “.

“We are talking programmatically, on the basis of the social needs of work, the welfare state, the settlement and write-off of the pandemic debt. On this basis we expect the other forces to discuss. Who will be prime minister is not chosen by the party leaders but “So the Greek people should not turn a blind eye to Mr. Androulakis in governments with technocratic prime ministers,” he stressed.

Meanwhile, regarding the increases in electricity, he said: “In Greece, specific political choices were made that multiplied the crisis”.

“In the EU, for example, in the eight-month average, the current has increased by 20%, in Greece by 80%. In Greece, 99% of the increases in the wholesale price are passed on to the consumer and in the second country, Austria, 46%. Also, at the last Summit, Spain and Portugal succeeded in decoupling the price of natural gas from electricity and Mr. Mitsotakis chose not to be with this bloc. “not because it expanded RES but to import Russian gas and in fact 30% more expensive than Bulgaria! And in its day the adjustment clause entered Greek households. It has never happened before.”

As for the super profits of the big power generators, he said that the issue is the immediate abolition of the reproduction mechanism of these super profits, and of course their immediate taxation. “RAE’s response speaks of about 1 billion euros and in fact, these do not include the profits from natural gas. So we are talking about full justification of SYRIZA’s arguments,” he stressed.

Regarding the pricing policy followed by PPC, he said: “PPC even now if there was political will could pursue a different policy, because the public holds what is called” blocking minority “. A government that does not have the anxiety of share, It’s a huge moral issue that goes beyond the bounds of legality and concerns the looting of public money by the golden boys of PPC. “the year to give a bonus of 16 million euros to himself and the PPC executives through shares. In any other European country the Hellenic Capital Market Commission would have already carried out audits”.

“It is possible to have a PPC that will operate with a social and development model. And the SYRIZA-PS government will move in this direction. To support the country’s industry, small and medium enterprises, households. In the face of multiple crises we need public “The problems in the imaginary universe of the free market cannot be solved. The invisible hand of the market and the visible hand of Mr. Mitsotakis’s friends have grabbed society by the throat.”

Finally, regarding the internal party elections in SYRIZA-PS. On Sunday, May 15, he stressed: “Whoever wants to strengthen the message of political change is more than welcome and necessary to come and vote at the ballot box of the president of SYRIZA-PS. The second ballot box concerns the members of the Central Committee and the already registered members of the party vote in it “.
“As soon as our conference ended, ND did everything to throw mud at SYRIZA-PS. But at the ND conference, however, we saw that Mr. Mitsotakis was talking about the danger of SYRIZA-PS returning, so they are afraid of us. The danger “For Mr. Mitsotakis, it is the hope for the social majority. We see hope in the eyes of the people. And in the tours that Al. Tsipras is doing,” he noted, and concluded: “electricity, but also for the pandemic and for everything. SYRIZA-PS is strengthened, strengthened and is here for social justice and the many”.