Venizelos: Political autonomy or elections will destroy the economy

Speaking at a PASOK election gathering at the Lamia Labour Centre, Venizelos unleashed an attack on Antonis Samaras. Commenting on the dilemma of "political autonomy or elections," raised by the president of ND, he said "this will bring about the destruction of economy."

 

He also criticized the president of the Democratic Left, saying "the proposal I heard today in his interview has literally left me speechless. My friend Fotis Kouvelis said more or less that he does not want to take part in a coalition with PASOK and ND. And when asked what the alternative is, if it is the forces of the Left, which is not the case because the Left does not agree on anything among its parties. This was also what gave birth to the successive divisions of KKE into Synaspismos and then SYRIZA and then the Democratic Left; thus he realised there is no solution and said 'the solution is re-elections,' just like Samaras is saying."

 

"If we allow the election result to remain as it is now, the country will face a dead end. The fragmentation, the return to a political landscape reminiscent of the ‘50s and ‘60s, are likely to drive society into a deeper crisis and incurable situations," he continued.

 

And he repeated that contrary to ND and the rest of the parties, only PASOK can present a complete plan of national reconstruction.

 

As to the parties of the Left, he said they can not work together due to unresolved disputes, as proven by the rejection of Tsipras’ proposal about a common front in the single-seat constituencies.

 

"A first for our movement in the elections is a more feasible goal than ND’s target of political autonomy," he stressed.