To rights LGBT+ individuals, and marriage equality in particular, is mentioned in the fourth video of the “How To” campaign, which was uploaded to social media by its president. SYRIZA – PS Alexis Tsipras.

Regarding the issue under consideration, party sources note that as of June 17, 2022, SYRIZA-PS submitted a proposal for the adoption of the law “On the elimination of gender discrimination in family law, guaranteeing the right to marry for all persons and the necessary adjustments to the legislation” . commenting that “since then, the only thing that the Mitsotakis government has done on this issue is to set up … a committee to develop action plans, and this is only because of commitments to the EU.”

“The self-proclaimed liberal Mr. Mitsotakis succumbs to the ultra-conservative pressure he receives from within his party and slyly turns a blind eye to the far right,” they stress, referring to Al. Tsipras when he signed a bill that “No law can impose whom we will love. And when the laws are unreasonable, we change them. And we’re late.”

“For SYRIZA-PS, issues of rights and freedoms are of key importance, not just as the need to modernize and liberalize the state or in light of inexpensive political correctness, but because justice is a necessary condition for equality,” the same sources add, again quoting Al’s statement. Tsipras that “there is no progress if it is not inclusive, and public policy must clearly carry this sign.”

They also recall that SYRIZA-PS, during the period of government, began to extend the cohabitation agreement for same-sex couples, as it also legislated the process of legal recognition of gender identity. “A look that is common to the vast majority of the country’s youth in real life, in school, at work, at home. In all social surveys, as well as in measuring public opinion trends, it is recorded that the new generation has absolutely priority values, such as equality, democracy, and justice. And they express their dissatisfaction not only with the stagnation, but also with the regression observed in this area by the current government,” the sources of SYRIZA-PS emphasize.

“Thus, the frustration and anger expressed by the new generation is not only related to life’s problems, but also to the fact that in recent years they have faced several stages and government persecution and dominant rhetoric. This is how the new generation and its real needs are “sacrificed” only in order to satisfy, retain and / or gather an ultra-conservative audience, to keep and gather people of the right. Issues that can mobilize a specific social and political audience and make a decisive contribution by voting for political change and justice everywhere,” they report and conclude: “The How To campaign does not end there, it also continues with other topics, but also with Al’s own political initiatives. Tsipras”.

Source: APE/MEB