The pre-election confrontation is intensifying, the central issue of which is the possible post-election cooperation that could arise due to May 21 Polls.

“With today’s data and the hard lines he’s set for himself PASOKdiscussion and cooperation is not possible,” government spokesman Akis Skertzos clearly stated today in a question he took during his television appearance on ANT1 along with SYRIZA press representative Popi Tsapanidou.

He previously explained that “Mr. Androulakis is taking a very tough line, saying he doesn’t want the leader of either the first or the second party to be prime minister.” He described this attitude as “an attitude unacceptable for a democracy that shows no respect for the voice of citizens and closes the door to any productive discussions with Mr. Mitsotakis and New Democracy.”

“We rule it out,” Mr. Schertzos said, explaining that such cooperation “will lead to a slowdown at a time when the country needs a jump.”

In her speech, after Mr. Skertsov’s response, Ms. Tsapanidou noted: “I wonder why someone would vote for you, because you are not going to form a government and take the country to the second and even third elections.” “The only solution to change the government,” a SYRIZA spokeswoman said, “is for the people to vote for SYRIZA, for the first party to emerge and form a government with a third.”