“One year after the crime of Tempo, it was proven that Kyriakos Mitsotakis repeatedly lied to the Greek people in order to mislead them”, says SYRIZA PS, in a statement, on the occasion of the prime minister’s interview with ANT1.

SYRIZA mentions in particular that Mr. Mitsotakis “left open the possibility that the fatal train was carrying xylene and other flammable materials, which he denied… categorically on March 22, 2023”. He comments that “he also said he does not know ‘how the edited audio conversations were leaked to the media the day after the crime,’ backing away from his government’s initial position that the editing was a myth.” SYRIZA also claims that it is also the first time that Mr. Mitsotakis “admitted the grounding for reasons of ‘stabilizing the ground’, but again declaring ignorance of who made this decision”.

The official opposition party comments that “it is obvious that Mr. Mitsotakis, under the pressure of reality, is in a panic about it and chooses arrogance and toxicity instead of self-criticism about the actions of his government.” On the occasion of the Prime Minister’s statement that he is determined to exhaust the four-year period “with any result in the European elections”, SYRIZA comments that the Prime Minister “obviously knows that a tough message is coming for him and his government at the ballot box on June 9”. “Especially in this he is right, he is well informed by pollsters. That’s why he says ‘with whatever result'”, he adds.

At the same time, he accuses Mr. Mitsotakis of “beyond his arrogance, however, on the way to the polls he enlists the cheapest populism in his attempt to rally the faltering ND”. “Somehow”, he says in particular, “the mud attack against SYRIZA – PS and its President, Stefanos Kasselakis, is also explained”.

“His attempt to impose the narrative of ‘two extremes’ on the public discourse is tragic. The comparison of Stefanos Kasselakis with far-right politicians only causes shyness and is indicative of his own desperation”, he emphasizes.

In addition, it states that “Mr. Mitsotakis proved once again that he lives in a ‘bubble’, in contrast to the average citizen of the country who has difficulty making ends meet, after he argued that the measures taken by his government to combat of accuracy is allegedly sufficient”. “Let him take a look at the financial program of the SYRIZA PS to realize that there are solutions, and in fact completely cost-effective solutions,” he says.

SYRIZA argues that “of course, the climax of Mr. Mitsotakis’s audacity is when he promises a ‘conflict with the deep state'”. “Which deep state will he clash with? With that of Predator, the editing, the spoofing, the violation of personal data? That is, with himself…?”, he emphasizes.

SYRIZA calls on the prime minister to “get serious” and “give convincing answers to the big questions we ask him every day about the crime of Tempe, to stop putting the solidarity of the “fireplaces” above the search for the truth and the rendering of Justice”. Also, “to listen to the bells of the Commission, the European Parliament and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and to stop flirting with grexit from the European democratic institutions”. In addition, “stop the propaganda about the state of the Economy and face the harsh reality that citizens experience” and “realize that citizens want to live in a rule of law, economic development, social justice and security.”

According to SYRIZA, the prime minister “will realize all this on the night of the European elections. The response to arrogance and political cynicism will be resounding and deafening.”