“New Democracy always operates as a responsible force against an opposition that is only interested in cheap games and petty party pursuits,” emphasize sources from the ruling party, regarding the vote on the Preliminary Investigation for OPEKEPE. As New Democracy parliamentary sources state, “our position was expressed as it was expressed by the Prime Minister and our President Kyriakos Mitsotakis, it was clear and unambiguous. From the moment the establishment of an Investigative Committee was approved, discussion about the Preliminary Investigation becomes redundant. For this reason, the Prime Minister requested during yesterday’s discussion the withdrawal of the two proposals and the approval of New Democracy’s proposal for establishing an investigative committee. This is because it is absolutely clear that it is the only procedure that can illuminate the in-depth investigation of the OPEKEPE case.”
New Democracy sources: For the first time in parliamentary history, even the parties that submitted the proposals under discussion withdrew from the voting procedure
“Moreover, after thorough study of the case file elements and today’s discussion, it is clear that there are no indications required for establishing a Preliminary Investigation Committee. The parliamentary majority was concerned about whether to participate in the voting procedure, but after today’s parody by the opposition parties, it decided that it would ultimately participate in the vote with the necessary quorum number to ensure the vote takes place and put an end to the opposition’s unacceptable stance, which did not hesitate to instrumentalize the parliamentary procedure. For the first time in parliamentary history, even the parties that submitted the proposals under discussion withdrew from the voting procedure. This proves that their only interest is not investigating the truth but cheap populism and creating impressions,” add the same sources and conclude: “New Democracy always operates as a responsible political force against an opposition that is only interested in cheap games and petty party pursuits, ignoring the substance of the OPEKEPE case and Parliament’s function.”
