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The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 08-12-17
From: The Hellenic Radio (ERA) <www.ert.gr/>
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[01] Political Wrangling on Vatopedi Continues
[01] Political Wrangling on Vatopedi Continues
Sparked by the Vatopedi case, the political wrangling between the
government and the main opposition party continued Wednesday. Asked
whether Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis did not offer his backing to
some of his associates regarding the Vatopedi case, government
spokesman Evangelos Antonaros said that Kostas Karamanlis made an
extensive reference to the matter and that everything he claimed was
crystal clear. Commenting on the parliamentary inquiry's report, he
argued: "All the evidence is being examined and it will be assessed.
The Prime Minister has not lost his faith in his ministers."
"Under no circumstances will we join the effort of the main opposition
party [the Socialists] to exploit the case politically and penalize the
country's political life." Touching on the cabinet reshuffle scenarios,
Antonaros underlined: "The matter of cabinet reshuffle is up to the
Prime Minister himself. He is the one that makes the decisions." Asked
whether there had been a problem with Messrs Kontos and Doukas who had
signed the rulings, Antonaros said that all the evidence would be
examined and assessed.
News item: 16838
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