Parliament – K. Skandalidis (KINAL): Yes to the SYRIZA proposal for an examination – A question of the quality of democracy

The position that there is an issue of quality of the Republic in Greece was set by the parliamentary representative of the Movement for Change, Costas Skandalidis, who reiterated the “timeless position” of the Movement for Change and PASOK for “everything in the light”.

We have been saying for months that there is a question of the quality of democracy. How to see the complete lack of transparency, the photographic provisions, the continuous and overt deviation of provisions for public procurement? Mr. Skandalidis asked and continued: Can one easily ignore the scandalous grants, the direct assignments of millions of euros from the Ministry of Immigration? Do we not have a question of the quality of democracy, when the government with opaque manipulations attempts and succeeds in controlling the field of information? When even international organizations, such as Reporters Without Borders, point out that there is a dangerous cocktail for freedom of the press in Greece? When even the Prime Minister publicly admits that in our country, approximately, we do not have a tradition of direct control of the rulers, provoking negative comments in the international press?

Yes, Mr. Skandalidis concluded, there is a question of the quality of democracy, when the positions of the parties are distorted or silenced, when the media monotonously project the government, when there is no trace of criticism, when there is no room for opposing voices, when the journalistic world Mr. Skandalidis said in a situation of job insecurity, criticizing SYRIZA that he followed the “same path” during his years in government.

The Parliament must dispel any trace of suspicion and suspicion and must control the resources allocated to the media, said Mr. Skandalidis, who stressed the need to investigate whether these polling companies are financially linked to government programs and programs of public organizations, “especially when they have almost openly interfered in the internal party function and in the political confrontation “.

The Movement for Change and PASOK have always kept the line “everything in the light” stressed Mr. Skandalidis: We are in favor of investigating any suspicion of scandal, especially when they concern the functioning of the Republic and we agree to enlargement, in an institutional way, by Parliament “That is why we unanimously vote in favor of all the demands, even when they concern politicians of our area or in periods when the PASOK government,” said Mr. Skandalidis, adding, applauded by the present MPs of his party: “We are proud because we are the only party that maintained this stance throughout the post-government period. ”