Today’s decision of the official leader of the opposition Alexis Tsipras for removing his party from parliamentary votes, the disposition of Kasidiaris’s party and post-election scenarios were at the center of the Minister of State’s interview, Giorgos Herapetritison the main bulletin of ERT1.

To the first question, in particular why the government accuses SYRIZA of Trumpism, given that the former President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, did very differently by sending his supporters to the Capitol, the Minister of State replied as follows. :

“I think we will not rush, maybe we will see it. SYRIZA is also actively questioning the integrity of the elections. I’m afraid we have a lot to see ahead. There are parliamentary institutions, and despite political differences, let’s all understand that we respect the rules of the political game. It’s not just a treaty that has to do with politics. This is the condition of democracy. When there is a government that has been elected with a specific mandate for four years, with a very high percentage of the Greek people, when just last week we had a vote of no confidence – which is the highest means of parliamentary control – this is unthinkable in three days the question comes to the leader of the official opposition about the parliamentary legitimacy of this type, saying that he would practically abstain from voting in parliament. In fact, this is contempt for parliamentary democracy itself,” he said and continued:

“Our government is structured and operates according to parliamentary rules. The possibilities of SYRIZA were exhausted by a vote of no confidence, highlighting the balance of political forces. This step undermines parliamentarism, and we must all understand that institutions are not a theatrical game, but a condition for the survival of our democracy.”