“I have an emptiness inside for things that I was not given the opportunity to answer,” was his first comment. Nikos Androulakis in response to a question he received in a radio interview he gave to SKAI in connection with yesterday’s political leaders’ debate, and on the issue of wiretapping, he stated that “confidence in the Greek judiciary,” stating that “the Prime Minister yesterday gave the reason for his surveillance for the first time.”

its president PASOK, subsequently harshly criticized Kyriakos Velopoulos for the religious issues he raised during the TV fight. He then referred to Alexis Tsipras’ report on the Euros fence, noting that what the President of SYRIZA said “shows that he approves of the fence” and criticized him for being inconsistent with the positions he has expressed in the past.

“The Prime Minister said for the first time that he knew the reason for my surveillance”

Mr. Androulakis also answered a question about wiretapping. According to him, “The Prime Minister said yesterday for the first time that he knows the reason for my surveillance., since it was not done for reasons of national security. The PASOK president wondered if “the Greek judiciary heard this.” He said yesterday’s Prime Minister’s report “makes things easier” and stressed that “Condeleon and Vlachos must apologize for being followed“.

Asked about possible criminal liability that may arise, Mr. Androulakis explained that “criminal liability does not lie with the parties, but with the justice system”, while he noted that “he cannot believe that in one of the first countries of the European family, in 2023, this is how the special services acted.

On the topic of possible post-election cooperation and rapprochement, Nikos Androulakis attacked the prime minister, saying that he “is trying to change the history of the country over the past 15 years.” “I don’t take responsibility lessons from people who have learned to say one thing and do another,” PASOK President added of Alexis Tsipras, referring to the “tie and no tie populism” of the two major parties. “In many critical moments for the country, Tsipras and Mitsotakis were on the wrong side of history,” he stressed, once again making it clear that he was not going to work with Janis Varoufakis.

“Prime Minister and Leading Ministers, Eminent Persons”

However, Mr. Androulakis expressed his belief in “German-style programming cooperation models”. When asked about the content of a possible programmatic convergence, he referred to PASOK’s “12 points”, stated that “we have red lines” on some issues, and called on citizens to join PASOK because “a strong PASOK is a bulwark against authoritarianism and decline of institutions.

When asked about which of the two main parties is closer to PASOK, Nikos Androulakis explained that “there are issues that we disagree with both.” “N.D. is a right-wing people, and SYRIZA is a communist party.”– he said characteristically, expressing his intention “with the third mandate that I will receive, to try to achieve stability and rapprochement.”

Finally, he reiterated his stance on those who enjoy universal recognition as prime minister as well as in the highest ministries, and rejected Alexis Tsipras’ message that his stance might change the day after the election, noting that “what what I say today will be the roadmap for the next day.”