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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-01-21
CONTENTS
[01] PASOK leader Venizelos: If citizens want our contribution, they
should give us the power
[01] PASOK leader Venizelos: If citizens want our contribution, they
should give us the power
ANA/MPA---The Greek people will decide what political forces will play a
catalytic role in the negotiation for the country's future in the next
months and perhaps years, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos on Wednesday
said in an interview with radio station "Athina 9.84".
"If citizens want our contribution, they should give us the power to
do so," he noted stressing the importance of the third party, the third
mandate to form a government and its symbolic, institutional role.
Venizelos said that the party's positions will be presented during the
main rally on Wednesday in Athens.
He also accused New Democracy of clumsy bullying and SYRIZA of
"demonstrating a simplistic and cunning complacency."
PASOK leader argued that there is no risk of Grexit because it is in
nobody's interest as a lot has been invested in Greece, adding that this
is not legally feasible anyway. However, he stressed the need for a clear
stance. "I accept that there is no serious political force in the country
that wants us to leave the euro, but a mistake, a wrong assessment may
occur and this can cause an accident that will not force us out of the
eurozone on our own will, but will trigger turmoil and it is a pity to
cause financial problems by ourselves," he said.
Regarding the negotiations with the troika, Venizelos pointed out that
"the political uncertainty did not let us negotiate in the right way
to protect the national interest." He accused SYRIZA of disputing the
legitimacy of the government and the principle of the continuity of
the state and added that the troika has raised its demands due to the
political situation in the country.
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