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PASOK-KINAL to Tsipras: Who funds your expensive campaign?
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PASOK-KINAL to Tsipras: Who funds your expensive campaign?

From Kathimerini · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • PASOK-KINAL criticizes Alexis Tsipras's party over its campaign funding, questioning its source of millions of euros.
  • The party states it has settled its debts since 2010, receives state funding, and owes no money.
  • PASOK accuses Tsipras's party of being privately funded with unclear resources and acting to keep the ruling New Democracy in power.

Greece's PASOK-K Movement for Change (KINAL) has launched a sharp attack on Alexis Tsipras's party, questioning the financing of what it calls the "most expensive opposition party campaign."

It is now obvious that Mr. Tsipras's privately owned party, funded by unclear resources, has chosen a two-front war, consciously trying to keep Mr. Mitsotakis as Prime Minister and New Democracy in government.

โ€” PASOK-KINAL AnnouncementPASOK-KINAL's accusation regarding Tsipras's party's political strategy and funding.

PASOK-KINAL stated that under the leadership of Fofi Gennimata and Nikos Androulakis, it settled its debts and consistently adheres to its agreement, allocating a significant portion of its annual state subsidy to repayment. The party emphasized that it has not taken out any loans since 2010 and uses its remaining state funding to cover all obligations, asserting that it owes no money to anyone.

Clear words: Mr. Tsipras, PASOK under Fofi Gennimata and Nikos Androulakis settled its debts and strictly adheres to the agreement framework, paying a large part of its state subsidy each year. Since 2010, it has not received a single euro in loans from anywhere. With the remaining state subsidy, it repays all its obligations. It owes no one a single euro.

โ€” PASOK-KINAL AnnouncementPASOK-KINAL's statement on its own financial management and debt settlement.

In contrast, PASOK-KINAL accused the former prime minister, Tsipras, of choosing a "dark path" and demanded to know who is financing his party. The party questioned how Tsipras could personally cover the expenses of a party with employees, offices, tours, digital campaigns, and events costing hundreds of thousands of euros. PASOK-KINAL labeled Tsipras's party as "privately owned" and funded by "unclear resources," alleging it deliberately works to keep Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the ruling New Democracy party in power.

Time for your... clear words, that under your presidency of SYRIZA you bankrupted the party's media and still owe money to the employees of Avgi and the radio station Sto Kokkino, whom you threw out like dead weight along with your former comrades.

โ€” PASOK-KINAL AnnouncementPASOK-KINAL's counter-accusation regarding Tsipras's past leadership of SYRIZA and alleged financial mismanagement.
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Originally published by Kathimerini in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.