“The
Greek Parliament concluded a vote Tuesday early morning with the
passing of the SYRIZA government’s proposal for an investigative
committee to look into the circumstances surrounding the signing of
the country’s two memoranda with its international lenders. Out of
the 300 Greek MPs, 156 voted in favor of establishing the committee.”
“Before
the vote, there was a long debate in which all party leaders spoke at
the Greek parliament. SYRIZA leader and Greek Prime Minister Alexis
Tsipras said that his government is 'seeking clear answers on how
Greece signed these international agreements.' 'Greece is not a
liegeman whose lenders can play games on its back,' notes PM
Tsipras.”
“Minority
leader and former PM Antonis Samaras whose New Democracy party
opposed the establishment of the investigative committee said 'now
it’s not the right time' and that he would have agreed to the
investigation if Greece had already come to an agreement with its
lenders.”
“'The
committee will examine Greece’s inclusion in the status of
memoranda and surveillance as well as any other matter related to the
agreements’ implementation,' SYRIZA Parliamentary Secretary
Christos Mantas had explained earlier. 'We are fulfilling our
commitment and the social demand, with no intention of revanchism nor
criminalization of the political life in order to explore the causes
and responsibilities of an unprecedented crisis that devastated the
vast majority of society,' Mantas added.”
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