With visible blows on the face, the secretary of MeRA25 Janis Varoufakis first appeared in public after the beating in Exarchia.

According to him, his nose was broken in six places, while he did not fail to warmly thank the medical and nursing staff of Evangelismo.

Referring to the attack he got, echoed what he also tweeted. “Fortunately, I am recovering, unlike the 57 victims of the Tempe tragedy,” he said, and emphasized that he wanted to focus not on his personal adventure, but on the train accident.

Responding to related questions about the incident, the MeRA25 leader noted that a group of 6-7 people entered the store where he was with the group and insulted him. He followed them outside to talk, and then they started punching and kicking him, accusing him of voting for the memos.

As regards the arrested 17-year-old, Mr. Varoufakis stated that he was acting as a chiller. According to him, the leader of the group and the main performer was another young man of 25-27 years old.

Finally, he said that, under pressure from his wife, he would be forced to accept the police escort to which he was entitled, although this was neither easy nor pleasant. “They will hunt me” (including his policemen), Mr. Varoufakis said jokingly.

About the accident at Tempe

Speaking of the Tempe tragedy, the head of MeRA25 stressed that “we are facing a historic moment”, specifying that thousands of young people are protesting across the country without any party leadership and that “we politicians must give them the opportunity to imagine another Greece” .

He then reviewed the recent history of trains in Greece, arguing that the splitting of the OSE in two, as has been done since 2010, is the reason for what followed, as the Tempi tragedy was not the only accident to occur during this period. .

At the same time, he claimed that in a conversation that he had in 2015 with a representative of the troika, Mr. Costello, he received an answer that the troika had already decided that the trains would go in favor of the state-owned Italian company, since. as well as regional airports for the Germans and the port of Piraeus for the Chinese.

Finally, speaking about the elections, he said that the Congress of MePA25 decided that for any post-election cooperation there should be a pre-election program convergence, which is not currently the case.