By Gifts Antoniou

Companying of the “blue” parliamentary group, in view of the vote in Parliament for the former Minister for the former Minister Kostas Karamanlis is in progress as it is found that there are some with some with objections and disagreements for the manipulations selected. Until the day of the vote, the disagreement will be sought and the appropriate “massage” so that the government’s parliamentary majority will not present a centrifugal trends.

The balances to be respected are very thin: on the one hand in government they seek to move on with Mr. Karamanlis in a similar way to what was done in the case of Christos Triantopoulos. To show that they facilitate in every way the investigation by the righteousness of all aspects of the case and that they do not seek to conceal. At the same time, however, there are doubts from a number of Members of Parliament whether this handling is appropriate. They argue that there is insufficient evidence for the referral of K. Karamanlis and that the proposal for preliminary investigation was submitted under pressure caused by opposition options.

The first indications of turmoil in the ranks of MPs emerged when some were found to sign the proposal for pre -trial. At the same time, in a first exploratory approach to potential candidates for the ruling party in the pre -trial party, it appeared that There is no great willingness. Most Members do not want to enter the “frame” of the Tempe case, which was also recorded in the case of pre -trial investigation for him Christos Triantopouloswhen forced changes were made until the last minute, after resignations.

Now the attention is focused on two groups of Members: on those placed in the so -called “Karamanlika” intra -party opposition and possibly seek to send a message to the leadership that it does not completely control the parliamentary group and, secondly, to unhappy Members of the reshuffle of the government, who have expressed their dissatisfaction in other ways. It is a fact that secret ballot makes it easier for some to express their differentiation, as it cannot be clear who were those who may have been differentiated – only estimates can exist.

The picture was even more complicated by the government spokesman’s invitation card Paul Marinakis Yesterday to opposition parties to support the majority proposal.

“It is not forbidden by opposition MPs to vote in favor and more than one proposals. So if the opposition MPs, no matter what they will vote on for their own indictments, vote in our own indictment, they will also be responsible for any final decision. ” said Mr. Marinakis. And added that ‘If this does not happen, that is, it does not go for pre -trial or go to the end, the Judicial Council will be the result of the verdict of the MPs, not just the New Democracy. You do not vote or one or the other. Let them vote for their own vote and ours ». In a way, the government spokesman has already tried yesterday to divide the responsibility of a possible non -reference to Mr Karamanlis if the majority proposal did not gather the required 151 votesand in the opposition parties. Reference that can be considered by accident. In fact, that most opposition parties have been openly in favor of it K. Karamanlis’ criminal prosecutionso in fact they could not vote for the proposal for a misdemeanor.