Sofia Sakorafa

MeRA25 party said that its lawmeksr and Vice-President of Parliament, Sofia Sakorafa, was attacked by riot police outside Attica police headquarters on Wednesday evening.

Sakorafa was at the building along with others after a roundup of protesters against the education bill and tried to intervene.

The decisions have raised criticism among opposition MPs that the government is using the COVID-19 measures to improve its relations with the media without transparency.

Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis put on a brave face after marginally failing to secure a seat in the European Parliament with his Diem25 party.

Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis put on a brave face after marginally failing to secure a seat in the European Parliament with his MeRA25 party.

Elena Panaritis’ appointment as Greece’s representative to the International Monetary Fund generated increased criticism from within the ruling Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party and the opposition. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’ choice of the economist has come under fire from within his own party, prompting the reaction of Panaritis herself.

House Speaker Zoe Constantopoulou on Tuesday announced the formation of a committee whose purpose will be to audit the country?s public debt. MEP Sofia Sakorafa and Belgian political scientist and public debt expert Eric Toussaint will be on the new committee.

[with 15 percent of the votes counted]

SYRIZA (6)

Manolis Glezos
Sofia Sakorafa
Dimitris Papadimoulis
Konstantina Kouneva
Giorgos Katrougalos
Costas Chrysogonos

New Democracy (5)

Maria Spyraki
Manolis Kefaloyiannis
Eliza Vozenberg
Giorgos Kyrtsos
Theodoros Zagorakis

World War Two hero Manolis Glezos is set to be elected to European Parliament at the age of 91 following Sunday’s vote in Greece. He is set to be joined in Brussels and Strasbourg by the former captain of Greece’s Euro 2004-winning soccer team, Theodoros Zagorakis.

Six MPs resigned on Friday so they could stand as candidates for European Parliament in the May 25 elections.

Parliamentary rules mean that MPs cannot fulfill both roles.