The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport referred to the current political developments, Costas Ah. Karamanlisspeaking on the radio.

Asked about the case monitoring, Mr. Karamanlis stated: “This is a very serious issue and anyone who hides behind a finger and tries to downplay it is making a big political mistake. I would even tell you that this is also a question of democracy.”

In an interview with the Parapolitika TV channel, he also stated that “in matters of democracy, there is no more sensitive faction than the one that guaranteed democracy in our homeland in 1974.”

In addition, he commented on the accusations of the official opposition leader against the prime minister, assessing: “The statement that the prime minister knew about the surveillance of Androulakis does not even stand up to discussion. Of course he didn’t know, he couldn’t know, and he didn’t have any logic to know and not react. Proof that once he knew, he mobilized known developments.”

The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport also noted that: “The Prime Minister himself, Kyriakos Mitsotakis himself, said that it was a mistake. He himself did something rare for the Greek political scene. He made bold self-criticism.”

He even mentioned that another question arises: yes or no to the monitoring of politicians? He noted that the first obvious answer is “no, because political life cannot be subject to observation.” However, he added that: “We politicians cannot free ourselves from any control in advance, because we are not superior to the rest of the citizens of Greece.”

When asked about yesterday’s Cabinet of Ministers’ messages, Mr. Karamanlis retained the Prime Minister’s remark that strong states are stable states. He cited the energy crisis resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as economic difficulties with inflation at historic highs. And he calculated that, despite the clouds on the international horizon and despite the extremely difficult winter ahead, even those who criticize the New Democracy for any mistakes it makes admit that when it comes to big crises, it has proven that it can handle big ones. difficulties. efficiency.

The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport also said that the last three stations of the metro extension to Piraeus will be handed over to traffic by early October, indicating that the country’s largest port will finally be connected to the country’s largest airport.