SYRIZA-PS press spokesman Nassos Iliopoulos attacked the government, calling it «a wasted day with Mitsotakis» government« and stressed the need for »political pressure and social mobilization for immediate political change".
He went on to argue that «SYRIZA-P.S. is ready to claim a progressive governance from the first ballot, which will be by simple proportional representation and will be able to yield a government of cooperation».
Speaking to SKAI Argolida 102.3 FM, in view of today's party event in Nea Keo Argolida, where he will attend as a speaker, Mr: «We are expecting old and new members and people who want to address SYRIZA-PS at our event today, so that we can listen to them. We continue our political planning, developments do not allow us to be complacent.».
In relation to the timing of the elections he said: «You cannot trust Kyriakos Mitsotakis on when he will go to elections. If he thinks there is a window of opportunity to go to an election, he will go,» he added, while on the prime minister's exhortation to journalists to go on holiday:
«Normally Mr Mitsotakis would want today and tomorrow there to be no general information because the new electricity tariffs are announced. Just as the lie about the 600 euro power pass collapsed, the lie about the abolition of the indexation clause will collapse, since it will be incorporated into the variable tariffs.».
Referring to accuracy he said: «In the EU, according to official figures, we are the country with the highest electricity tariff increase for businesses and the 3rd highest for households. Petrol here is the most expensive, the basic wage below 2010 levels, and the average worker covered by collective agreements is below 20%, when in the EU it is at 60%. Moreover, in the first month of the tourist season over 5,000 people quit, and we have over 50,000 vacancies because in tourism too the Mitsotakis government is making Manolades.».
As for the tactics of SYRIZA, he said: «Social discontent is very high and it is our responsibility to present a concrete programme with the main pillars being the regulation of the private debt that was born in the midst of a pandemic, and the cancellation of part of it, the conversion of the refundable advance into a non-refundable one - because a business that closes down will open a new cycle of unemployment and the state will not receive anything - the reduction of VAT and the reduction of VAT on basic foodstuffs. According to official figures, in the first five months of the year, state revenue was up by EUR 3.5 billion. In the midst of extreme inflation. What does this show? That the government is regularly participating in the plundering of society.’.
He also referred to the fires, underlining the National Plan proposed by SYRIZA-PS to deal with the fires: «Prevention, strengthening of the fire brigade and forest protection, reorganization of civil protection and a new institutional framework are our proposals».
He described as «a climate crime the law of the Southwest that dismantles the protection of Natura sites. Last year the management body of the Dadias National Park was abolished and unfortunately we see the results this year. Forest maps were abolished under the South West. The government in 2019 took over a program with 4.5 thousand forest protection workers and fired them. It did not vote for the conclusion we brought on the reorganisation of the civil protection but created a vacant structure.».
