Taking office as Minister of the Interior Calliopi Spanu yesterday, countdown 27 days left until the parliamentary elections May 21st.

Ms. Spanu, during the handover ceremony, is received – now – by the Minister of the Interior. Maki Voridis stressed that her priority is to ensure a smooth pre-election period, “so that the procedures run properly so that the will of the people can be expressed with the necessary integrity.” Among the general secretaries, leaders and civil servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications present at the ceremony, acting. The minister recognized some she noted she had worked with in the past and expressed her confidence that the ministry’s services would prepare the necessary infrastructure for the elections. Speaking of Ms. Spanu, the outgoing minister said that she is a professor with extensive experience in public administration. In the meantime, the Council of State approved the issuance of a presidential decree establishing May 20 as a voting day for Greeks outside of Greece who have the right to vote.

For debate

Tomorrow – the day after tomorrow, and in any case, by the end of the week, the first meeting of the Inter-Party Electoral Commission is expected at the official invitation of Mrs. Spanu. Although the topics of the agenda that will be officially raised have not yet been determined, it is safe to say that from the very first meeting the issue of holding debates between political leaders will be discussed.

According to information, before the elections, SYRIZA will raise the issue of equal representation of parties in the media, in which, according to sources in the party, the NTRC (National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting) should also be involved. . “The question is not how long each deputy will speak, but what issues and how they will be presented in programs and newsletters,” the same source said.

Of key importance are the dates of May 2-3, when the Supreme Court is expected to decide on the participation or non-participation of the Casidiaris party in the elections. Immediately after the nomination of parties by the Supreme Court, the Inter-Party Commission, which currently includes parties represented in Parliament, will be expanded to include representatives of all parties that will take part in the elections and have candidates in at least 70% of their state