The leader of the official opposition made a sharp “accusation” of the prime minister, Alexis Tsiprasfrom the hall of Parliament during the discussion of the vote of no confidence.

At the beginning of his speech, the President of SYRIZA accused Kyriakos Mitsotakis of “doing everything possible so that this moment does not come”, trying to “hide the truth in the dark”, while adding that “today there are no reports, there is evidence from the official authority of the state “. “In the face of this evidence, you must answer,” he pointed out and spoke of the “unprecedented depth and scope of violation of the rule of law”, “unprecedented institutional and constitutional deviation”, for which, in his words, “now”, the Prime Minister does not may deny that they have taken place, and “cannot pretend to be ignorant.”

“It will not be easy for you, Mr. Mitsotakis, to put him on his feet,” he said, stressing that “you did not even have the courage to turn a vote of no confidence into a vote of confidence. Mr. Tsipras called Mr. Mitsotakis an “instructor” in surveillance, accusing him of “knowing everything and lying everywhere for six months.” “You knew about the surveillance because you gave the order,” he said , speaking of “terrorism against those who know”.

The President of SYRIZA spoke of the prime minister’s panic and arrogance, accusing him of trying to cover up the wiretapping case and subjugate institutions such as the judiciary. Speaking of an “organized plan,” Mr. Tsipras emphasized: “Instead of taking responsibility and resigning or pointing out the culprits and bringing them to justice, you continued to subvert and kill the truth. You are twice guilty.

“It was your decision to take charge of EYP, you changed the law,” Mr. Tsipras stressed, accusing Mr. Mitsotakis of putting people of his choice in a critical situation. He also called the prime minister’s “personal decision” an “attack on ADAE because it is doing its constitutional duty.” “Mr. Mitsotakis, you will not teach lessons of patriotism in the Democratic Party,” he said.

“On the question of guilt or stupidity, you voluntarily chose the second option,” he said, turning to the prime minister, and continued: “You preferred to take on the role of a prime minister with limited mental abilities than to take on your duties.” “Even if we accept the initial objections that he didn’t know, even if we accept that he had no idea, that those he sent — his nephew Mr. Dimitriadis and EYP commander Mr. Contoleon — did more two years based at Megaro Maximos – I have a question: when you fired them, didn’t you ask them what happened? Mr. Tsipras said, adding, “Or were they also referring to your personal space?”

Mr. Tsipras said he was not in the mood to personally imply that the prime minister lacks insight and does not underestimate him at all. “But he is to blame,” he said. “The case of wiretapping has the seal of Mr. Mitsotakis,” he stressed. “You considered yourself invulnerable and out of control. You have fallen into the trap of your narcissism. But the time of truth is coming and you will be forced to give answers,” Mr Tsipras continued addressing the Prime Minister, wondering why Mr Hatsidakis, Mr Androulakis and the leadership of the armed forces are under surveillance.

“How patriotic to watch the leadership of the armed forces,” he asked, and continued: “Why did you watch the leaders of the weapons programs? Were they all spies? According to him, not a single euro of Greek taxpayer money for defense programs will remain uninvestigated.

Referring to Mr. Mitsotakis, he noted that “the prince who thought he had become king is now naked” and stressed that “today he is the accused, not the accuser”. Mr. Tsipras mentioned that ND owed more than 300 million euros to the banks, pointing out that “you will not give us moral lessons.” Charge extra with N.D. that he bankrupted the country twice, in 2009 and 2014.

“SYRIZA had a bag. The bag with the 37 billion he handed over to the people”, adding that “we will go bankrupt again and be in the memos today if SYRIZA does not leave a pillow of 37 billion euros.” Mr. Tsipras called today’s meeting of the parliament historically important, which, according to him, is called upon to decide whether it is for a republic or for sabotage. “We will all be judged,” he said.

Referring to the no-confidence vote, Mr. Tsipras noted that “we have no illusions about today’s result,” however, expressing his conviction that the ND will be defeated in the elections. “Mr. Mitsotakis will not take government seats in the next parliament,” he said. Mr Tsipras said Mr Rammos’s actions are “clean and absolutely legal. He gave me and other political leaders a sealed letter. With the attention required by law.” “From there begins our own democratic responsibility. I named the names, I decided to give a way out of this bad situation,” he said. “Purification is our duty.”

Confrontation between Tassoula and Tsipras

President SYRIZA’s reports of a “reduced PM” sparked protests in New Democracy places, with parliamentary speaker Konstantinos Tassoulas saying, “Think about those expressions, they’re of a different order.” Mr Tsipras replied: “You will not censor my political presence” and called on the speaker of parliament to protect him from persecution. “To protect you, I said this,” Mr. Tasulas replied, ending the confrontation.