The scale of the Tempe tragedy has automatically placed this issue at the center of political debate and political mobilization. Already yesterday, as soon as the scale of the accident began to be realized, the planned political activity, intensified during this period in the context of pre-election mobility, was suspended. And it is clear that in the coming days the debate about causes and attribution will dominate.

“We are experiencing an unimaginable tragedy with dozens of dead and missing, including, unfortunately, many small children. At this time, when we are still counting our dead and mourning, I do not want to talk about responsibility. We will talk about this in due course. I just want to express my deepest sorrow and support to the relatives of the victims, as well as wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured,” said Alexis Tsipras, president of SYRIZA, from the scene of the tragedy. On the same wave of discussion about the causes of the tragedy, after a time of mourning, Komundura crossed as a reaction to the resignation of the minister transport of Kostas Karamanlis.

PASOK President Nikos Androulakis also rushed to Tempi, who offered his condolences to the injured and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. “Our country is going through an indescribable tragedy and we all have a huge “why” in our minds. Why, in the presence of technical capabilities now and for many years, so many lives should hang at the hands of a person? said the president of PASOK.

“Why, in the presence of technical capabilities, so many lives should hang in one human hand?” N. Androulakis remarked.

c.g. Dimitris Koutsoubas, a member of the KKE, will visit Tempi this morning. In a statement yesterday, he spoke of unspeakable sadness and anger and added, “We demand that a full investigation into the causes of this tragedy be carried out so that nothing is hidden or covered up. We express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims. It is necessary to intensify efforts to search for the missing and provide comprehensive support to the victims.”

The head of MeRA25, Janis Varoufakis, spoke about the day of sorrow and solidarity. “This does not mean that we will remain indifferent to attempts to find scapegoats among the workers who were forced to work without the technical means and personnel necessary to ensure safety,” he stressed.

“Someone at some point in this country has to pay for what they did or didn’t do,” Hellenic Solution president Kyriakos Velopoulos tweeted.