“Greek European Citizens” is the name of Jorgo Chatzimarkakis’ new party for the upcoming European Parliament elections, as announced on Thursday.
The 47-year-old MEP was born in Duisburg in Germany but is of Greek descent. For ten years he was an MEP with the Free Democratic Party of Germany (part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) from which he resigned a few months ago because of his philhellenic position during the last three years and his desire to run in Greece.
“I want nothing more than your support in order to use my experience and the relationships I have created over the last decade in Europe, for the benefit of Greek citizens. We want Greeks to have strong representatives in the EP who will fight and stand up for their rights. We believe in European values and in European integration, but a lot of work needs to be done first. That’s why your support is absolutely necessary,” said Chatzimarkakis in his announcement.
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