“On the day that Mr. Mitsotakis was visiting Agios Savvas before the elections, Mr. Pneumatikos was talking about the selection of cancer patients who will be kept alive on the basis of the cost of treatment,” SYRIZA emphasizes in its announcement regarding the statements of the New Democracy candidate Spyros Pneumatikos in SKAI.

SYRIZA notes that “his chilling statement did not concern New Democracy at all, because it simply confirmed the perception it has of the National Social Security System: Shrinking and reducing expenses at the expense of public care and taxpayers”.

“After spending half a day where Mr. Pneumatikos caused pain, anger and fear to patients and their families, he came out to make a pretense of an apology, maybe to cover up the ND’s hidden agenda of screening patients,” it says.

“On the other hand, he continues to participate in the New Democracy ballots. In the end, the lack of respect and empathy scares more than his statement itself,” concludes Koumoundourou.