SYRIZA: 'Mr. Mitsotakis is not in control, but controlled'

Greece's main opposition party, SYRIZA, launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis following his interview, labeling it an "exhibition of arrogance, hypocrisy, and political desperation." The party asserted that Mitsotakis is not in control but is instead being controlled by various scandals.

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The Prime Minister is controlled regarding OPKEPE and not an opponent of a “deep state” that he supposedly discovered after seven years of governance.

SYRIZA specifically targeted Mitsotakis's alleged involvement in the OPKEPE (Central Payments and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aid) affair, suggesting he is controlled by issues within the agency rather than fighting a "deep state." The party also highlighted the wiretapping scandal involving Predator spyware, noting Mitsotakis's silence on new revelations linking Intellexa to state security structures.

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Mr. Mitsotakis is controlled regarding the wiretaps and Predator and did not find a word to say.

Furthermore, SYRIZA accused the prime minister of being accountable for the Tempi train crash, criticizing his attempts to rewrite history and dismiss those seeking truth and justice. The party also pointed to the rising cost of living, accusing Mitsotakis of acknowledging the problem of fuel tax contributing to price hikes while refusing to discuss reducing VAT and special consumption taxes.

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Mr. Mitsotakis is accountable for the Tempi disaster and chose to once again belittle those seeking truth and justice.

Concluding its statement, SYRIZA demanded that Mitsotakis face accountability as prime minister for OPKEPE, wiretapping, the Tempi disaster, inflation, and institutional decline. The party argued that Greece deserves better and needs a political change and a reversal of current policies.

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Since he himself asks to be judged as prime minister, let him be held accountable as prime minister for OPKEPE, for the wiretaps, for Tempi, for inflation, and for the institutional decline that now bears his exclusive signature.