A new, more violent cycle of frontal confrontation government and opposition officer on the one hand, but also started yesterday in parliament in connection with a special meeting Committee on Institutions and Transparency which was carried out at the request of the KKE in the case of meetings at the telephone center of its party offices in Perissos, which had been exposed for years.

“Intervention” in Perissos

Citing institutional and procedural issues, the majority opposed the position of the opposition parties to immediately accept Rammos’ request, which led to the departure of the SYRIZA deputies from the meeting. A move that was strongly disapproved by everyone except MeRA25, and to which Komunduru responded immediately after both through Al. Tsipras, as well as harsh statements and statements about “sabotage”, which received a sharp reaction from the ruling majority. The meeting of the Committee on Institutions related to the Communist Party affair, however, ended with two main conclusions: firstly, there was indeed a malicious interference (by so far unknown persons) in the telephone communications of the KKE, starting from the days of the government of SYRIZA – ANEL Secondly, with the change of the Penal Code by this government in the summer of 2019, specific offenses converted from felonies to misdemeanors became invalid.

The spark that flared up on the political scene was a written request from the head of ADAE, Chr. rammu, to convene a secret meeting of this important parliamentary committee to inform it, as they say, “on matters of public interest within its competence.” Committee Chairman At. Buras said that Mr. Rammos, as expected, does not clarify the issues he asks to report to the ND deputies. It should be noted that the head of ADAE does not have the institutional right to demand the convening of a committee to which he is accountable. At the same time, Mr. Buras reiterated that the opposition could, upon request, request that Mr. Rammos be summoned to a meeting that, according to the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, could take place next month.

“I consider today a sad day both for the committee and for parliamentarism in our country. But we will not become complicit in a constitutional rejection in an attempt to abolish our committee,” Mr. Katrugalos said and announced the withdrawal of the SYRIZA deputies from the assembly. On behalf of the KKE, Mr Sintihakis spoke of the “unacceptable behavior” and the “really upsetting performance of the representatives of SYRIZA”, while critical comments about SYRIZA were also made by PASOK and the Greek Solution, parties that, after the end of the meeting, were also criticized by the majority for not accepting Mr. Rammos’ request.

In an attempt to increase pressure, Mr. Tsipras, who contacted Parliament Speaker Kohn. Tasula and asked him for the Parliament to immediately respond to the request of the President of ADAE, in his statements he, like other members of his party, spoke of “sabotage”. A little later, Mr. Tasulas, in response to a question from the parliamentary editorial staff, noted that “there are no uninvited guests. The committee convenes, no one nominates himself. It’s not weirdness or stubbornness, it’s an institutional process.” Also, government spokesman Mr. Economou spoke of Mr. Tsipras’ “oppositional mentality” and added: “Democratic subversion is an attempt to circumvent the institutions and the Rules of Parliament.” At the same time, N.D. in her statement, she refers to the “dark games of SYRIZA”.