Mikis Theodorakis criticized the new government of Alexis Tsipras on the new bailout agreement saying that it is a continuation of austerity.
The internationally-known composer is an emblematic figure of the Greek Left and had criticized the new government debt negotiations earlier this week. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with him on Tuesday to discuss the situation and the two men spoke for 90 minutes without making any comments after the meeting.
Yesterday, Theodorakis issued an open letter where he endorses Friday’s protest rally of the Greek Communist Party (KKE) against the policies of the new government and expresses his disappointment with SYRIZA.
Specifically, the composer endorses the KKE proposition to abolish all memorandums between Greece and creditors with a single law.
In his letter he says that even though SYRIZA is in power for one month now, there are three crucial points that haven’t changed. Namely, Greece is still under foreign rule, sovereign property is pawned, creditors have denied Greece to act on economic and foreign affair policies.
Theodorakis continues saying that the Greek people are slaves to the European Union, not proud, independent citizens.
“As a free Greek, I feel indignation and shame because the new parliament body tolerates the existence of memorandums that humiliate and degrade us internationally,” Theodorakis says, continuing that it is a shame after so many ancestors have given their lives for freedom.
The letter continues with a greeting to Friday’s KKE protest rally in front of the Greek Parliament for the abolition of memorandums, in the same place they were signed.
Theodorakis finally urges Greek people to continue the struggle concluding with the ancient Greek precept “He who dares wins.”
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