Fofi Gennimata
Greek elections 2015: A rainbow of parties… but no pot of gold!
SYRIZA
Meimarakis: I’ll form a nat’l consensus gov’t; Tsipras: I won’t cooperate with ND
Candidates continued to criss-cross the country on Friday, with snap elections in just over a week in what — hopefully — will be the last political campaign in crisis-plagued Greece in 2015.
Sparks fly only at the end of Greek pol leaders’ debate
Below are the highlights from a three-hour and mostly tepid debate by the seven political leaders with parties represented in the outgoing Parliament (sans Golden Dawn).
Showdown: Greek political leaders brace themselves for Wednesday’s debate!
The political campaign ahead of the September 20 snap elections in Greece is gathering pace and momentum as the political rhetoric intensifies. The debate on Wednesday night is expected to be a crucial point in the campaign as seven political party leaders face six Greek journalists representing different channels.
The leaders:
Our country needs plan, cooperation and work, says PASOK leader
PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata spoke to the national broadcaster ERT and said that she is in favour of the agreement and cooperation of many political forces stressing that “the story of the parliamentary majority is an illusion”.
“What our country needs is plan, cooperation, work and care” she added.
Tsipras defends Varoufakis on Plan B, but not on his fashion choices
By Yiannis Makrygiannis
Watch Live: PM A. Tsipras says, "Yes, I told Varoufakis to draw up Plan B!"
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras focused for the first time on former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis’ creation of Plan B. Opposition socialist PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata asked the prime minister to give details on the secret plan for a parallel currency that included hacking into people’s tax codes which has incited law suits.
Greek political hyperactivity recedes … in wake of ‘Greekment’, Parliament votes
Political “fireworks” in Greece appear to be ebbing in the wake of an agreement with creditors and subsequent votes in Parliament to ratify the deal and pass “prior actions”, while the peaking Grecian summer season means less interest in politics — thankfully — and more for beach, sun, islands and excursions to mainland villages.
Friday political highlights include:
Opposition party leaders during debate on third bailout
Other political leaders’ statements from Parliament in the early morning (!) hours of Thursday on on the second package of prior actions envisioned in a memorandum for a third Greek bailout:
Potami party leader Stavros Theodorakis:
“Government’s handling of economic crisis brought the country to a worse state than previous situation”
Greek govt council following rejection of bailout terms (videos)
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos called a Council of Greek political leaders shortly after the bailout victory for the rejection of international creditors bailout terms on Sunday.
Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived shortly after 10 a.m., accompanied by State Minister Nikos Pappas and Government Spokesperson Gabriel Sakellaridis.