“For PASOK, throughout time, the issues of human rights and the rule of law are identical, they are valuable. After all, it was our faction that modernized Family Law, establishing civil marriage, allowing divorce, decriminalizing adultery and making equality between women and men a reality,” said the president of PASOK-Movement for Change. Nikos Androulakis during his speech in Parliament on equality in same-sex marriage, stressing that support is complete and not a la carte. “We stand on the principle by taking a step of justice”, added Mr. Androulakis while noting that same-sex couples should have equal access to civil marriage and this is also in the best interest of the children. “New Democracy, instead of proceeding to a real dialogue with society, exhausted its effort in suggestions. The Prime Minister wanted to appear as a reformer, but a reform that his own party does not support and which has not “does” well with rights” the president of PASOK-KINAL pointed out.

He replied to Akis Schertsos how the cohabitation agreement on SYRIZA, “passed thanks to the votes of PASOK, it was adopted as only 19 of the 75 New Democracy MPs had supported it at the time. Mr. Mitsotakis voted, as candidate for president of the ND, for the cohabitation pact brought by SYRIZA »

The president of PASOK-Movement of Change raised the tone of his criticism towards him Prime Minister and the government speaking about the paradox, underlining: “… the Minister of State not only does not support a bill of the government, of which he is a member, but we reached the point of considering it unconstitutional. And yet he remains a member of the government. A government that, according to him, legislates in violation of the Constitution. So leave the lessons.”

Nikos Androulakis linked the passing of the bill “with the government’s unprecedented disregard for the European Parliament’s resolution

which describes in the blackest colors the degradation of the rule of law in our country”, as he said, and emphasized: “How can you flatter yourselves for your “progressive” profile, at a time when the European Parliament has condemned the country for a series of violations that occurred during your tenure? When you trample and belittle the rule of law, teach us liberalism lessons? It is embarrassing for the first time since 1981 and the country’s accession to the European Unionthe government of Mr. Mitsotakis exposes our homeland in this way. Because the European Parliament did not condemn Greece, but your government and its practices”.

He also added how the government’s reaction to this is intended to cover up the crime of Tempe. “You rejected, without even reading, the request for a preliminary investigation committee to investigate the conclusion of the European Prosecutor as we requested. On the contrary, you grabbed the lifeline thrown to you by the Communist Party and proceeded to a commission of inquiry, where by using your majority as a tool, you cover the culprits.

The president of PASOK-KINAL also criticized the leadership of the Judiciary, stating that “the plenary session of the Supreme Court was quickly convened to respond to a resolution that politically criticizes the actions of the government of the New Democracy. If there were the same reflexes,

then all these cases would not be pending and the resolution of the European Parliament would not be needed.”

He continued with a reference to the wiretapping case where he underlined how he has done everything legally required at the national and European level, “but it is my fault that justice has not yet called Mr. Dimitriadis to testify! And you wonder how the resolution of the European Parliament came about! Why don’t you ask for an apology from half the ministers and the leadership of the armed forces who were also being watched? Your arrogance leads you to ridicule yourself and insult our rule of law.”

Mr. Androulakis unleashed fire against the president of Hellenic Solution, K. Velopoulos, speaking of an unholy alliance with the ND to undermine the head of the Privacy Authority, Mr. Rammos.

“We set aside your personal strategies and position ourselves with value and not a la carte. For us, prosperity, the rule of law and human rights always go together. We have been and will always be in favor of an open society. That is why we vote in favor of this draft law and at the same time continue our fight inside and outside Parliament for the protection of the rule of law in our country against the harmful practices practiced by the government. The fight against discrimination, respect for human rights and the rule of law is an overall social and political attitude”, concluded Nikos Androulakis.