The new mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, spoke on the ERT broadcast, stressing that he will be sworn in on December 28 in the municipal market of Kypseli and on the first of the month he will officially enter history as the “municipality of Athens”, taking responsibility.

He left open the possibility of being a candidate for the president of KEDE, noting that there will be relevant announcements.

Commenting on the amendment on the composition of the company’s board of directors “Regeneration of Athens SA” he emphasized that “Mr. Bakoyiannis, who is still the mayor, is also the president of “Anaplasi Athens SA”. He became president while being mayor with a change in the law by the ND government and the municipality of Athens stops participating in “Regeneration” when Mr. Bakoyiannis will no longer be mayor of Athens.”

He emphasized that he knew nothing about “Regeneration of Athens SA” and stated that there will be reconstructions in Athens without Athens. He noted that he only learned last night that “Anaplasi” will not be controlled by the municipality.

“I know that I will not be president based on this amendment. It is not personal, nor will the Municipality of Athens participate with a representative. In other words, there will be reconstructions in Athens without Athens. All this was decided on the last day before the Parliament closed. Obviously I didn’t know that either. I don’t think anyone knew. Obviously, the amendment is unacceptable, which is why I called it a ‘scandal’. A few days before I take over a very important tool, which Mr. Bakoyannis also used to make a series of important interventions, changes hands. It becomes a confusing thing. I have not understood exactly what the government wants to do.

Obviously, it is an excuse to take “Regeneration” from me, because the government lost its elected mayor of Athens. This is the truth and he must take back the amendment” stressed Mr. Doukas.

“This amendment is vindictive for the citizens of Athens who voted for me and not Mr. Bakoyiannis and Mr. Bakoyiannis must apologize to the Athenians and the Athenians, because they honored him and he was mayor and he is even the president of the company and he even wants to play a self-governing role. And it is important to try to strengthen the autonomy of the self-government, and with such actions, the self-government becomes the spoils of the government,” he noted.