Turmoil in Greek solution after the withdrawal from the party combinations of two of its deputies Anastasia – Aikaterinis Alexopoulos and Antonis Mylonakis.

Their departure was announced after her decision Ethics Committee of the party to which the president Kyriakos Velopoulos decided to refer the matter of the three MPs Antonis Mylonakis, Apostolos Avdelas and Anastasia – Aikaterinis Alexopoulos, who according to reports they were said to be discussing with the ND.

The Ethics Committee decided, “the alleged “interlocutors” of the ND will stand as candidates in other constituencies and, in the second year, depending on their behavior, they could stand as candidates in the constituencies of their preference.” After the notification of the decision, the members of the Hellenic Solution Anastasia – Aikaterini Alexopoulou, on the contrary, Member of Parliament for the B1 sector of Athens, and Antonis Mylonakis, Member of Parliament for Eastern Attica, announced their withdrawal from the combinations of the Hellenic Solution, while according to the Greek solution, Mr. Avdelas accepted to be a candidate in the prefecture of Grevena

In her post, Ms. Alexopouloucharacterizes the decision of the Ethics Committee “unacceptable and unfounded”, which “destroys our democratic institutions”. “The Ethics Committee’s decision on a “Solomon solution”, which in essence destroys our democratic institutions, can only cause laughter for me to stand as a candidate in a district other than the one in which I was elected as a member of parliament and representative of my fellow citizens. The purposes behind this “solution” are, of course, obvious. No respect on the part of the Committee in question for the voters of the party, especially its voters B1 North Sector of Athens, since an elected member of parliament from their constituency is prevented from going down to the electoral arena and being judged by them, but is instead “transferred” to another constituency. Do they then expect the world to believe them, that they supposedly care about Greece, its citizens and democracy? After this, always with respect to my fellow citizens and Synellenes, and knowing that I am spotless before them, that I did nothing of what the wretched publication implies, I took the only possible decision that I could take: I declare that I withdraw from the combinations of of the “Greek Solution – Kyriakos Velopoulos” party, that I cannot accept “Solomon solutions” that do not respect the popular verdict and that I cannot serve similar unfair and inconsistent attitudes. All of us will be judged in the end by the only judge, the Greek people. And as far as I am concerned, I will continue to fight for justice and the good of my fellow citizens, since I do not accept to cooperate in the method against me which was orchestrated and implemented by the Ethics Committee”, says Mrs. Alexopoulou.

From his side, in his post Antonis Mylonakis states: “After the now official announcement of the Hellenic Solution by which it was decided without my prior official information and without even being asked, as a punishment without any reason or cause, my descent to another electoral district outside of Eastern Attica, my answer is negative.

I was a Member of Parliament in this district – and in fact first in crosses in the party – and I remain a worker, a fighter and loyal to my thousands of voters who trusted me, whom I served and have been serving for four years now. With seriousness, honesty, logic and dignity, I declare that I will always defend my ideological positions, as they were expressed during my four-year presence in the Parliament. These political-extortionist dilemmas about redistricting, which have ulterior motives, do not touch me.”

Announcement on the subject was also published by Greek solution and mentions, among other things, that “After the recent, unpleasant for us, developments in relation to the alleged interlocutors of the New Democracy, the first Thessaloniki MP Apostolos Avdelas, with courage and bravado, proved that the involvement of his name has not basis, accepting his candidacy in the prefecture of Grevena. The Greek solution has never tolerated behaviors that trivialize the vote of the Greek citizens, who trusted and will trust our party again on May 21. Anyone who puts Greece and service to the country above the chair proves it with actions and not with words. After all, the Greek people are tired of words and expect actions from everyone.”