After yesterday’s statements to Action 24, Nikos Pappas – speaking today at Open – denied that there was a prior agreement between the parties for the filing of the motion of no confidence against the government.

He mentioned that PASOK issued a relevant announcement when Nikos Androulakis’s communications with the party leaders took place.

“Systematic attempt by the ND to demonize the attempt at reconciliation”

“It is a matter of hope that this agreement has been reached with PASOK (on the motion of no confidence). In my opinion it should have matured earlier. At this moment, a systematic attempt is being made by the ND to demonize the attempt to reconcile the progressive forces. The progressive forces were faced with an implacable dilemma. None of them had the 50 MPs to exercise the highest parliamentary means of pressure, which is the motion of no confidence, and a huge wave of demand, transparency, was coming from society. In the text that we have co-signed 4 parliamentary groups, it doesn’t only talk about Tempi, it also talks about the leakage of voter information” Mr. Pappas initially said.

“There is nothing hidden and sinister”

And he notes: “There was no pre-consultation on the subject of filing the motion of no confidence. Arriving at this process is a product of maturation and obviously fermentation. There is nothing hidden, reprehensible and reprehensible. The idea of ​​a motion of no confidence has been around before. The New Left had also made a proposal on the occasion of article 16. So, I didn’t understand what the surprise was for?”.

Yesterday’s statement by Nikos Pappas to Action 24 that there were discussions between the opposition parties about the motion of no confidence filed against the government over the accident in Tempe, caused a storm of reactions.

Mr. Pappas was asked by the deputy minister Nikos Papathanasis why the motion of no confidence was filed by an article in the newspaper “To Vima”.

“And who told you that there were no discussions between the opposition partiess that haven’t seen the light of day for a few days? The thought had already matured. You realize that these do not happen from night to morning. They are coordinated parties, so there are no surprises. I can’t tell you anything more” said the former minister.

In fact, Mr. Pappas recalled the Asimakopoulou case, with the leakage of personal data of expatriate Greeks, stressing that since then there had been the thought of escalating the reactions against the government, so after the latest developments in Tempi, it was considered the right moment to take the parties to the motion of no confidence.

Reactions from Marinaki – Voridis

The government representative commented on Nikos Pappa’s statements during his speech in the Parliament Pavlos Marinakis.

“Mr. Pappas – he probably missed it – said tonight that there was a pre-agreement between PASOK and SYRIZA. That is why Mr. Androulakis came today to throw mud into the fan and to talk about social events” said Pavlos Marinakis.

In addition, the government representative asked “to put an end to this unprecedented grave-digging”. “It’s not the first time we’ve seen it, but today is unprecedented,” he said.

The floor was then taken by the present parliamentary representative of PASOK, Dimitris Manzios who said that “It is none of our business what Mr. Pappas says in television interviews. I don’t know what the purpose is, what it says, and what it aims for. Ask that way, what Mr. Pappas says and not that way.” said Mr. Manzos and added: “We too must consider the social meeting that took place on Sunday night, after the publication, of two Ministers of State, at the house of the businessman publisher who published the newspaper that published this publication, to be a coincidence.

Then he intervened the Minister of State Makis Voridis who he said that if Mr. Pappas had not involved PASOK, Mr. Manzos would have been right. “But Mr. Pappas said something very specific. Said that there is a preliminary agreement between PASOK and SYRIZA before the release of the publication, which, according to your president, was the last straw, and therefore, this is what raises the questions that you have to answer. Is Mr. Pappas lying? asked Mr. Voridis with Mr. Manzos saying that “the one who says it is responsible”. He is certainly responsible, but the question is whether he is lying, commented Mr. Voridis, and continued: “There are two parties here. Mr. Pappas and you. Mr. Pappas said we were talking about it beforehand. I mean? And before the publication. That is, having knowledge of the publication, before it was published. That’s what Mr. Pappas said. You now have to say if he is a liar,” said Mr. Voridis, with Mr. Manzos calling the words of the SYRIZA MP “fantasy”.

“Fantasy” says PASOK

The words of Nikos Pappa provoked the immediate response of PASOK as well that speaks for “fantasies”.

In its announcement, PASOK states that Nikos Androulakis, announced his initiative to file a motion of no confidence at noon on Sunday, March 24 with his video message.

According to the PASOK-KINAL announcement, the telephone communications with Mr. Famellos, Mr. Koutsoubas, Mr. Haritsis and Ms. Konstantopoulou took place in order of parliamentary strength on Tuesday, March 26 from 10 am onwards.

The leaders of the parliamentary parties that agreed to co-sign, received the text of the proposal at 11 am. All the rest is imagination.

Sources from her party New Left they mentioned: “We do not know what behind-the-scenes consultations he is referring to or Mr. Pappas makes up after the fact. But we know that it took more than 24 hours from Sunday’s revelation, contradictory leaks and an incomprehensible message from Mr. Kasselakis, for SYRIZA to finally sign the motion of no confidence.

We also know that the New Left publicly submitted the invitation to the democratic opposition parties to submit a motion of no confidence on March 6. We also know that SYRIZA hastened to deny it with the argument – through the mouth of Mrs. Kehagia – that a motion of no confidence will rally the New Democracy and thus serve the government.

We finally know that on the morning of March 24, Alexis Haritsis clearly stated that the Mitsotakis government must fall. Later, Mr. Androulakis brought back the proposal of the New Left, which we obviously supported. These are all facts.

Such as the fact is that Mr. Pappas with his statement today offered a valuable service to New Democracy. Let him or the president of his party answer why he chose to do it.”