“The first and dominant issue in the country is to have a stable government,” said the Minister of Development and Investments, Adonis Georgiadis, on Parapolitika 90.1 radio, commenting on the scenarios about changes in the electoral law.
In detail, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Development and Investments, the minister commented on the news saying:
On the possibility of changing the electoral law:
“My persistent view during my political journey is that the first and foremost issue in the country is to have a stable government. This does not depend on the present situation.
My strong position is against a simple proportional electoral system and my strong position is in favor of the bonus [for the first party].
Except for Germany, where they have a culture of cooperation that allows them to form governments – but at a great cost to the parties participating in them – in all other countries, the electoral system without bonuses leads to successive electoral contests and unstable governments.
“Well, the question is one: In a period of great economic crisis and uncertainty, do you want to burden the system with uncertainty or do you want to enhance it through stability?”
On whether Mr. Androulakis is in favor of a coalition government:
“In order to form a coalition government, it is not enough that only Mr. Mitsotakis wants it, the other side must also want it.
Mr. Androulakis has stated in interviews that he will not collaborate with either New Democracy or SYRIZA.
Since he won’t work with anyone, why are we even talking? PASOK could not vote on the bill for the sanitization of the Elefsina shipyards, will it vote for a coalition government ?”
Regarding the possibility of New Democracy cooperating with the Greek Solution party:
“In the end, we will have a self-sufficient New Democracy government. No other possibility is currently on my radar.
I believe that the Greek people, if they judge us fairly, will vote for us again. Because for 3.5 years we have been fighting against the biggest adversities on the planet.
Greece has done comparatively better than everyone else.
Investments are breaking records, unemployment has fallen to the lowest rate, we left the memorandum, we distributed a lot of money. I see absolutely no reason why a person who trusted us in 2019 won’t trust us in 2023.”
Regarding the case of monitoring the phone of Mr. Androulakis:
“It is not possible for an entire party to deal all day only with Mr. Androulakis’s cell phone. It is a serious matter, no objection. The Commission of Inquiry, the Parliament, the judiciary are involved, we discussed it in Parliament.
But it is not the only issue in the country. People have problems, they want to get on with their lives.
Should we only deal with Mr. Androulakis’s cell phone all the time? We said it once, we said it twice, that’s enough. It’s like preaching to the choir”.
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