OUR ND President Kyriakos Mitsotakisspeaking at Edipsos, announced that Candidate for Evia Spyros Pneumaticos he is excluded from the race (not on the ballot, they are approved by the Supreme Court and cannot be changed now) and that he will resign and hand over the seat if elected.

“There is one thing I am not going to agree on: universal access for every citizen, no matter what stage they are in, to the best treatment that the National Health Service can offer,” said Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Recall that earlier today, following the backlash from his statements about NHS cancer management, Mr. Pneumaticos announced he was dropping out of the race.

“Because my words in the interview created a wrong impression and left room for misinterpretation, after consultation with the party chairman Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the ND authorities, I withdraw from the election race and declare that if I am elected, I will resign as an MP and hand over the seat . I sincerely apologize to every citizen and patient individually,” he wrote on his personal Facebook account.

Mr. Pnevmatikos said yesterday that “for a terminal cancer patient, we have to draw a line at some point, because it is very difficult to cope with the necessary expenses…”. .