The 5+1 ministers that SYRIZA considers a “weak link”

The «inter-ministerial puzzle», which is featured on the front page of the Sunday «Avgi», was intended to demonstrate the - according to SYRIZA - personification of government failure. It is no coincidence that the opposition party has recently turned its fire against the specific pieces of the puzzle that make up the picture.

Mitsotakis is the orchestrator

For SYRIZA however, orchestrator of the government's «Waterloo» in the fields of pandemic and the economy, is none other than the Prime Minister himself. Koumoundourou, in fact, blames Mr. Mitsotakis, a general tendency to abdicate responsibility and transfer it to the citizens.

It states in a recent the statement of SYRIZA: «Mr Mitsotakis once again blames the citizens for omissions that do not belong to them and is ready to blame them for his new fiasco. Instead of appeals, it is advisable here and now to take the necessary protective measures for workplaces and means of transport, to prescribe tests and to order private clinics. Finally, instead of being an unwilling observer of European failure on the vaccine issue, to join the voice of the country with the WHO and the voices of health workers calling for the lifting of the vaccine patent.».

As the number one criterion for «evaluating» ministers, however, SYRIZA defines the degree of provocativeness that certain ministers emit. In a specific ranking order. Niki Kerameos, Adonis Georgiadis, Lina Mendoni, Michael Chrysochoidis.

The latter, in fact, seems to come back to the forefront at regular intervals, on the occasion of important events that concern his ministry, with the «Karaivaz murder» be the most recent. As he pointed out - in an interview - the press spokesman of SYRIZA, Nassos Iliopoulos, the murder is «a serious blow to democracy and freedom of the press, which also brings political responsibility for the Mitsotakis government». To add that «the responsible minister, Mr Chrysochoidis is heavily exposed. Instead of feeling his responsibility, he goes out and sells a success story about crime in general. The same minister who lost the convicted deputy leader of Golden Dawn through his hands. N. Pappa, and which is also responsible for the Furthiotis scandal - a scandal that is proof of the country's institutional decline».

In the spotlight again is the Minister of Education, on the occasion of the gradual restart of schools. The official opposition - through the Dawn publication - reminds the fact that classes continue to operate with more than 25 students. As well as the interventions of Niki Kerameos on the Panhellenic examinations with the reduction of the number of admissions by 30,000, which «broke» the unwritten rule that the political leadership of the Ministry of Education does not want the political leaders of the Ministry of Education to change the data in the Panhellenic examinations of the same year. Niki Kerameos has often been at the center of criticism, both with the CISCO scandal as well as the amendment that required chambers to accept graduates from private colleges. Indeed, it is noted that the above interventions have not only caused the reactions of the opposition but have also created reactions within the New Democracy.

The Minister of Culture, as it seems he could not be missing from the list of ministers who provoke with their moves. The noise raised about the Ministry of Culture's contract with the Onassis Foundation to hang a plaque on the Acropolis with the name of Lina Mendoni is considered to be the most recent episode of the ...serial. After the «cementing» of the Acropolis area with the work that has been started for months by the ministry and the controversial the Lignadi case. Overall the minister is considered to be at a permanent break with the people of culture, nevertheless, it insists on implementing policies that constantly provoke new reactions.

The Minister for Development Adonis Georgiadis, has given dozens of reasons for his public statements to be considered a challenge to society, the opposition has pointed out. Indeed, in SYRIZA seems to believe that the Minister of Development, in his effort to be the «spearhead» of government propaganda, achieves the complete opposite effect. His decision to become a godfather through lockdown, recently brought him into the crosshairs of Alexis Tsipras, who mockingly declared in Parliament «the law has come. Always worthy» when Adonis Georgiades entered the plenary chamber. Included in the challenge, is the statement by the Minister of Development in which he asked the traders to hand over the keys to their shops as well as many others.

If the aforementioned ministers are considered to be the ones who have so far challenged society, then the Minister of Labor will be the one who will henceforth be at the centre of the news. SYRIZA believes that the bill to be proposed in Parliament soon, the Kostis Hatzidakis is the «mother of battles» for the opposition. Alexis Tsipras attributed this characterization to him while speaking at the Political Council of SYRIZA last week. We recall that the legislation will include the abolition of the 8-hour day through the 6-month calculation of overtime and a number of other provisions restricting trade union activity.

Given that the No. 1 problem of the season is of course the pandemic of Covid 19, the impact of the continuous negative developments in the treatment of the disease could only be reflected in the Minister of Health. However, for the official opposition the Vasilis Kikilias is analysed as a ... special case. Koumoundourou seems to estimate that sooner or later he will be the «scapegoat». From the Maximos Mansion will be called to account, both for the state of public health and for the course of the vaccinations, if the government's planning does not come to fruition.