With a bouquet of flowers in its seat and a minute’s silence this morning, the plenary honored the memory of former ND Secretary General, former Deputy Minister of Finance and Imathia MP Apostolou Vesiropoulos who passed away after a heart attack on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

Its chairman Parliament Nikitas Kaklamanis said that “Apostolis honored our homeland, the parliamentary democracy and, as I found in his home country in Alexandria, Imathia, on the day of his funeral, honored her people. He was a decent colleague, gentle with good relationships with us all trying for the best and his home country and more generally for parliament. Honoring his memory, please keep a minute’s silence. “

The First Vice -President of the House, Yiannis Plakiotakis, on his own side, among other things, said that “Apostolos Vesyropoulos will be missing from all of us and especially from the ND faction. His loss has made sadness to all of us. He was a good man and colleague with real concern for the fellow man. “

ND rapporteur Maria-Alexandra Kefala referred to the loss of Apostolos Vesiropoulos, saying that “his sudden loss scattered sadly not only to all of us, but also to every citizen who met him and worked with him. The Apostle served the House, our lineup and the place with modesty and dedication. He was a man of responsibility and offer. With his humility and a sense of duty he supported colleagues, served the institution and honored the role that the citizens of Imathia trusted. In his family, in his relatives we express our warmest and most sincere condolences. “

PASOK-KINAL rapporteur Pavlos Christidis conveyed his sincere condolences to the family of Apostolos Vesiropoulos and to the ND KO, saying that “he was always a dignified, very colleague, very fellow, very warm with him.”

References to Apostolos Vesyropoulos were also made by the rest of the opposition parties on the part of their parliamentary groups at the start of their positions on the bill.

Swearing -in Stella Arabatzis

Immediately after the one -minute silence was observed in the memory of Apostolos Vesiropoulos, the swearing -in of the first runner -up of the Imathia constituency of ND Stergiani (Stella) Arabatzis who took his vacancy.

Mrs Stergiani Arabatzis is a candidate Dr. Doctor-Biopathologist. He was born and resides in Naoussa where he is active as a private physician – microbiologist. Married and mother of two children. He studied at the Medical School of the University of Siena, Italy. He is a PhD candidate in the field of microbiology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Holder of two postgraduate diplomas. He has been involved in research programs abroad and Greek universities, in dozens of Greek and international conferences and a multitude of published research work. He speaks fluent French, Italian and English. Since 2014 she has been actively involved in Local Government as an elected municipal councilor in the Municipality of Naoussa, and has also been Deputy Mayor.

Wishes for Rapid Recovery to Th. Pafilis

Parliament Speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis from the headquarters wished the KKE MP Thanassis Pafilis passed on by the body who said “a health adventure went through. Was successfully operated. We wish him a rapid recovery and to be the dear Thanasis quickly with us. “