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Androulakis on MegaNews 104.6: ‘With PASOK in government, corruption and impunity will end’

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Interview Named sources Context piece
  • PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis presented his party as an alternative government and said it would focus on living costs, social welfare and housing.
  • He accused the government of failing to contain food and rent increases and called for stronger market controls and taxation of excess profits.
  • Androulakis also criticised Alexis Tsipras over a proposed convergence fund financed through the Golden Visa programme.

Nikos Androulakis used an interview on MegaNews 104.6 to attack the Greek government, criticise Alexis Tsipras and present PASOK as a vehicle for political change.

With PASOK in government, corruption and impunity will end

· Nikos AndroulakisThe PASOK leader’s central political claim during the interview.

Speaking to journalists Iordanis Chasapoulos and Anthi Voulgari on the programme “Double Trouble,” the PASOK-Movement for Change leader said his party had a programme and renewed political personnel. He also claimed that PASOK “has no dependencies on interests.” His priorities, he said, include tackling the cost of living, strengthening the welfare state and addressing the housing crisis, particularly for young people.

Androulakis called for changes to the judiciary and institutions, arguing that Greece faces a “climate of impunity.” He also made fighting corruption a central theme, saying that a PASOK government would end corruption and impunity.

has no dependencies on interests

· Nikos AndroulakisHis description of PASOK and its political independence.

He turned his criticism toward Tsipras over a proposal to create a national convergence fund. Androulakis questioned its proposed financing through the Golden Visa programme, noting that Tsipras had said in July that he would abolish the scheme but was now presenting it as a funding source. “I think this shows that nothing has changed. We are in one of Mr Tsipras’s same factory settings,” he said. He added that he did not yet have a complete picture of Tsipras’s economic programme and would comment more fully in the coming days.

I think this shows that nothing has changed. We are in one of Mr Tsipras’s same factory settings

· Nikos AndroulakisHis criticism of Tsipras’s changing position on the Golden Visa.

On household finances, Androulakis described the situation as “Low incomes, high prices.” He blamed food and rent increases for placing heavy pressure on families and accused the government of taking insufficient action. He proposed stronger checks across the supply chain, strict fines for profiteering and a permanent mechanism to tax excess profits. He also questioned the government’s supermarket price-cutting initiative, asking, “Have you ever seen a measure announced in July and implemented in September?”

Low incomes, high prices

· Nikos AndroulakisHis description of the financial pressure facing Greek households.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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