New Democracy MP

The election committee of New Democracy will reconvene at 09.30 on Saturday to decide on whether to accept the rejected fourth candidacy of New Democracy MP Adonis Georgiadis, after disapproving comments from all three candidates and the former ND leader Antonis Samaras.

Greece has completed five years of austerity just as popular “Game of Thrones” is in its fifth series and both the Greek crisis and the popular series have a great deal in common with politics, diplomatic games and danger lurking ahead. Of course, not even George R. R. Martin’s fantasy could have come up with as many cliff-hankers as Greece’s very real turmoil.

Recent comments by Defense Minister Panos Kammenos that he has proposed to the United States the creation of a new NATO airbase on Karpathos, in the southeastern Aegean, on Monday received a cold reaction from coalition leaders SYRIZA.

Greece has the responsibility to pay its obligations but needs a deal with lenders as quickly as possible because of its cash crunch, the government spokesman said on Monday in response to questions about whether it can make a debt payment on June 5.

New Democracy MP Dora Bakoyannis fears that if Greece does not reach an agreement with lenders this week it will be forced to implement capital controls over the weekend.

Speaking on Skai TV on Monday, the ex-foreign minister called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to seal and agreement with the institutions and bring it to Parliament for approval as soon as possible.

New Democracy said on Friday that it will submit a proposal for a parliamentary investigation into Greece?s economic policy starting from 1981, which is when PASOK first came into power.

Vangelis Giakoumakis, the soft-spoken young man who was pushed by bullies to take his own life about a month ago, had sent a letter to the Greek parliament, along with several of his college mates, complaining about the miserable conditions at the Dairy School of Ioannina he was attending.

Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis and six other MPs declined the offer of a parliamentary car, following the draw held in the Greek parliament for the distribution of parliamentary cars among the 135 new deputies from all parties.

Former Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias asked the government to clarify whether it has changed the police?s approach to containing riots after four shops, three cars and several bus stops were damaged or destroyed by rioters in central Athens on Thursday night.

Outspoken New Democracy MP Adonis Georgiadis took to Twitter on Thursday to criticize Attica Governor Rena Dourou for failing to attend a New Year’s Day church service. He said it was a “disgrace” that the SYRIZA politician did not line up with other dignitaries at Aghios Dionysos church.

“Mrs Dourou does not like church,” tweeted New Democracy’s parliamentary spokesman.