New Democracy MEP, Vangelis Meimarakis, mockingly commented on the inclusion of Aris Spiliotopoulos in the staff of the president of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis, as a poll analyst.

“It is a very serious issue. When you announced it, von der Leyen took me and said to me, “What’s going on there? Do you have such a commute?”, said Mr. Meimarakis, speaking to Action 24.

“Look, I’m no one’s apologist. Any gentleman represents himself and answers”, continued Vangelis Meimarakis, who, when asked if Spiliotopoulos joining SYRIZA, means a change of policy from Koumoundourou, replied “the center-right is not made with persons but with policies. If policies are implemented, you can say they are more social, populist, left, right. Faces play a role, but not that important.”

“This particular person has been gone for many years, he has joined SYRIZA since 2019, just as many have joined us”, concluded Vangelis Meimarakis, referring to Aris Spiliotopoulos “You are talking to a man who has been in the party since 1979, I have lived successes and failures and I am one of those who stayed in”, he concluded