A call to SYRIZA, the New Left, and other opposition parties to jointly submit a motion of no confidence against the government will be made by Nikos Androulakis when the experts’ findings on the causes of the Tempi tragedy are completed.

Given that 50 signatures of MPs are needed to submit a motion of no confidence, Mr. Androulakis is now to outline the steps of the initiatives he has already planned and will develop, possibly in February, The political justification for the motion of no-confidence was presented publicly yesterday by Nikos Androulakis himself, who referred to “a cynical Prime Minister who invested in the manipulation of public opinion, acting as an expert witness and making his findings and who did not hesitate to contradict even himself”. “As soon as the findings come to light, which will have evidence proving that New Democracy and the Prime Minister for two years have been mocking the Greek people for the tragedy of Tempi, we will directly propose that a motion of no confidence be filed against the government,” PASOK leader said, recalling that a year ago his party also filed a proposal for a preliminary investigation.

“The PASOK took the evidence from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office’s conclusion last year -without putting a single word more – and based on it we proposed a preliminary investigation into the criminal responsibilities of Karamanlis, which were described clearly. It was refused by New Democracy, but today they say that they will not stand in the way of setting up a preliminary investigation committee. Mr. Gerapetritis appointed a three-member committee of professors, who agreed that there was direct causality, as if there had been telecommand, the two trains – even if they had been on the same line – would never have collided. So how does the Minister of Justice disconnect the implementation of the telecommand project from the tragedy of Tempi?”, says Androulakis and raises questions while making a fierce attack on the government for its attitude for two years. “When you have a government that is capable of such shocking things, we must do everything we can to make it a thing of the past. We are ready and I am ready so that we can have a government that respects the citizen and serves social justice and the separation of powers,” he added, speaking to Kontra last night.

Meanwhile, commenting on the Prime Minister’s statement in which he took exception to the functioning of the committee of inquiry into the Tempi case, but nominated the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Presidency of the Republic, he said: “New Democracy should not have nominated Mr Tasoulas. With what has been happening in the last few days and what he did on the last day he was Speaker of the Parliament, showing a deeply old-party and outdated character, for me his nomination should have been withdrawn. I have nothing against Tasoulas, but we should also set a good example.”

At the same time, Harilaou Trikoupi continues legislative initiatives to bring forward proposals, such as the one on dealing with private debt. The relevant proposal will be in the form of an amendment and will be submitted to parliament immediately. Information indicates that with the amendment: -The protection of the main residence, according to the standards of the PASOK Law 3869/2010 with updated criteria and procedures, is restored. -For borrowers in Swiss francs, the risk of the exchange rate is transferred 2/3 to the bank, resulting in a significant reduction of their debt by more than 30% given the retroactive effect. -Farm property is protected by the standards of the main residence and to the extent necessary to enable the farmer to continue his professional activity. -Borrowers acquire a right of first refusal to purchase the loan under certain conditions. -The liability of the guarantor is limited in the case of loans that have been transferred and favorable conditions are provided for the settlement of the debt.
-Overdue confirmed debts to the tax authorities and Social Security institutions are regulated in 120 installments, with the debtor being exempted from 30% of the debt, provided that he is consistent in repaying the regulation.

-The code of conduct and the out-of-court mechanism are improved with important changes for debt settlement and consumers’ rights against servicers are ensured.