The demand for a contingency mechanism shows Greece’s creditors don’t trust Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday, during a debate in parliament on the prior actions demanded by the country’s lenders.
“The mechanism measures your personal credibility Mr. Tsipras,” Mitsotakis said. “They are humiliating you with the mechanism and the superfund [privatization fund] and insulting the Greek people. Today is a day of shame for the Greek parliament. We’re paying the price of the government’s lies. Why does the Development of the Public Property Fund have a 100-year life? Why wasn’t HRADF enough?” he asked. “Because they don’t trust you. The problem was never about the structure or operation of HRADF, but your inconsistencies.”
He went on to read out SYRIZA’s program which said it would cancel all privatizations and the “pillaging of public wealth” and asked: “Who are you kidding? You are binding the next generations. Shame on you Mr. Tsipras.”
The ND leader said the party will vote for the article on the creation of an independent public revenues authority and the privatizations included in this bill, referring to the concession for the operation of 14 regional airports.
Turning to Tsipras, Mitsotakis accused him of being “a populist, an opportunist and power-hungry, who’s only interested in remaining in power,” adding that ND’s request for general elections is more relevant than ever. “The sooner you leave the better for the country. We’ll build a political alliance, the wide reformist front the country needs,” he added.
(source: ana-mpa)
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