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Greek lawmaker reignites controversy with attack on political opponent in parliament
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Greek lawmaker reignites controversy with attack on political opponent in parliament

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A Greek lawmaker reignited a past controversy by attacking a political opponent in parliament.
  • The lawmaker accused his opponent of misinterpreting a past comment as an insult, claiming it was a "wish."
  • The incident sparked strong reactions from opposition parties and a government minister called the remark "unacceptable."

Dimitris Kyriazidis, a lawmaker from Greece's ruling New Democracy party, reignited a past political dispute in parliament by launching a fresh attack on Zoi Konstantopoulou, the leader of the Plefsi Eleftherias party. The confrontation centers on a comment Kyriazidis made months ago, which he now claims was misinterpreted.

Kyriazidis asserted that he has been subjected to "abusive and slanderous attacks" by Konstantopoulou for ten months. He recounted their initial encounter when he served as police director in Drama, stating that Konstantopoulou misinterpreted his past remark – telling her to "go have a child" – as an insult, when he insists it was merely a "wish."

I am being slandered because she tried to distort, misinterpret, and adulterate my statement, my wish.

— Dimitris KyriazidisExplaining his perspective on a past comment made to Zoi Konstantopoulou during a parliamentary session.

"I am being slandered because she tried to distort, misinterpret, and adulterate my statement, my wish," Kyriazidis stated. He further accused Konstantopoulou of labeling New Democracy lawmakers as "criminals, murderers, pedophiles, and child molesters" for over a year and a half. He claimed this rhetoric affected his family, causing his daughter distress after hearing she was called a criminal at school.

Kyriazidis's remarks drew sharp criticism from opposition benches. Even the Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, distanced herself from his comments, describing the reference as "unacceptable." The incident highlights the often-heated nature of political discourse in the Greek parliament.

unacceptable

— Lina MendoniDescribing Dimitris Kyriazidis's remarks about Zoi Konstantopoulou.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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