N. Iliopoulos: ‘The time of defeat for the Mitsotakis government is coming’

The main message sent by the beginning of the SYRIZA-PS congress was that “the time of defeat for the Mitsotakis government is coming very fast, the political change is coming closer”, pointed out the party’s spokesman Nasos Iliopoulos speaking in last night’s main bulletin of the “Kontra Channel”.

He noted that “SYRIZA submits, with the horizon of political change, very specific program commitments” and referred to the five points to which Alexis Tsipras referred in his speech. “These points group proposals, some of which have already been heard in our programmatic discourse, and show that our priorities address the real problems currently facing citizens,” he said, adding that “the issue of changing productivity “It is very important since we are talking about more strategic changes that need to be made in society and the economy,” said Alexis Tsipras. He stressed that these programmatic axes “can be a basis for dialogue with other political forces, but first of all they are addressed to society”, to underline that “every citizen who identifies himself in the progressive space can and must fight to defeat the politics and the Mitsotakis government and our congress mark this very effort “.

Mr. Iliopoulos said that for his part, SYRIZA-PS estimates that it will be the first party in the elections with a simple proportional system and this “will be a catalyst for the necessary programmatic convergences and the formation of a progressive government”. He stressed that “in any case, three years of Mitsotaki’s rule mean three years of social catastrophe.” As for accuracy, he commented that “Mr. Mitsotakis is still looking to find if there are profits in the Greek energy market”, but stressed that “anyone who compares production prices with wholesale electricity prices, sees that in the last seven months Greek energy companies He pointed out that “since October, the Commission has given, through its toolbox, the possibility to reduce the excise tax on fuel” but “Mr. Mitsotakis chose not to do so, as he chose to put a ceiling on the minimum wage. “” We are talking about a government that chooses to strangle the social majority, it has chosen the right. “And let Mr. Mitsotakis be sure that this bill will come to him and he will not be able to be paid in installments”, he stated.

Speaking today on “Sto Kokkino 105.5” and asked “about the revelation of the newspaper” Dimokratia “that the government finally sent more than once weapons to Ukraine”, Mr. Iliopoulos called on the government to give answers. “Mr. Mitsotakis must understand that the country is not his field. He can not make personal decisions that change the country’s defense doctrine, because he wants to show that he is a predictable ally of the United States,” he said. “The country’s position is with democracy and peace. From the very beginning, we stood against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but at the same time we must refrain from any military involvement.”

Asked about the historical slogan “Socialism or Barbarism” that Alexis Tsipras included in his speech, he stressed that “if there is a strategic disagreement with forces like the ND at the moment, it is that in the period of multiple crises we live in need of strong public tools” . In particular, he stated that “it is not possible to defend the public health system, it is not possible to defend the public school, to fight for a different situation in the field of work, it is not possible to support the peaceful movement, if you do not believe that there are values ​​above “Profit and competition. If you do not believe that human life, social solidarity, justice and equality are above profit.” To conclude by saying that “this is historically crystallized in the word ‘socialism'”.

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