With the intervention of Mitsotakis, the appointment of Zaroulia in the Parliament was “cut off” POLITICAL

With the intervention of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the appointment of former Golden Dawn MP and wife of Nikos Michaloliakos, Eleni Zaroulia, as a temporary employee was “cut off” in Parliament.

The prime minister was reportedly upset when he heard the news. According to the information, there was an intervention by Mr. Mitsotakis to find a way not to implement the decision to appoint Eleni Zaroulia to Parliament.

Then, a short time later, Mr. Tassoulas stated that following the court’s decision on Golden Dawn (next Wednesday) the change of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure will be launched, which, among other things, allows the former parliamentary parties to appoint assignees. and until then the hiring of Zaroulia will not be ratified, nor will he assume the functions of assignee in Parliament.

All statement by K. Tassoulas

The President of the Hellenic Parliament made the following statement regarding the appointment of Eleni Zaroulia, as a temporary employee, as former President of the Golden Dawn Parliamentary Group:

“According to the Rules of Parliament, former chairmen of parliamentary groups have the right to a transferable official of their choice. This right expired at the end of the previous legislature. With the amendment of the Rules of Parliament of 2/26/2019, this This right was expanded during the current legislature. It is evident that after the judicial decision of October 7, the corresponding amendments to the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure will be launched immediately. In the meantime, he will not take office and issue a deed of assumption of functions ”.

SYRIZA: Mr. Tassoulas should have apologized.

In a statement, SYRIZA notes that Mr. Tassoulas made the new statements “after a holiday” and notes that it would be better “to admit he was stupid and just apologize.”

SYRIZA’s announcement on Tassoula’s statements

After Mr. Tassoulas, five days before the decision of the Golden Dawn, appointed the defendant neo-Nazi Zaroulia as assignee in Parliament, after insisting with his statements that it is an “absolute right” of Mr. Michaloliakos And after the entire democratic world reacted strongly, he rushed to declare that he will change the rules of Parliament, after a holiday.

It would be better to admit you did something stupid and just apologize.

Both he and Mr. Mitsotakis who believe that everything can be tolerated by the public with the communication damage control method ”.

How the theme of “Zaroulia” came about

It is recalled that it was previously known that the former Golden Dawn MP and wife of Nikos Michaloliakos, Eleni Zaroulia, was appointed temporary employee in Parliament.

The appointment of El. Zaroulia was published in the Government Gazette. Their position was based on the provisions of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament (Articles 35 and 36) that allow former chairmen of parliamentary parties to place transferable officials in the Greek Parliament.

The Government Gazette for the appointment of Eleni Zaroulia

According to the Government Gazette:

What was initially explained by the circles of the President of Parliament

Initially, the circles of the Speaker of Parliament clarified, answering journalistic questions about the incident: According to the Rules of Parliament, the former parliamentary parties have the right to request the appointment of a transferable official. The president of Chrysi Avgi requested that the previous employee’s appointment be lifted and that Ms. Zaroulia take her place. She exercised her right as a political leader. The president of Parliament could not indicate who will be chosen to fill the position. “In the current framework, he has the right to place his wife there (only first-degree relatives are prohibited).”

SYRIZA’s reaction is strong

The news provoked the reaction of SYRIZA, which with its announcement opened “fire” on the President of Parliament, Costas Tassoulas. “Today’s decision by Mr. Tassoulas for the appointment of Eleni Zaroulia in the Greek Parliament as a transferable civil servant surprises all democratic citizens and raises many questions,” SYRIZA said.

“Greek society awaits on Wednesday October 7 the judicial decision that will lead to the definitive end of the neo-Nazi organization Golden Dawn. The leader of the criminal organization, Nikos Michaloliakos, is aware of this and is desperately trying to please his own people. “However, the question remains the reason why the Speaker of Parliament decided to proceed with this action now,” he concluded.

Following the leak of circles from the Speaker of Parliament, in fact, SYRIZA commented:

“Mr. Tassoulas’s response shows that, at best, he has not understood what he did. No procedural justification for his political choice can be accepted with the appointment of Ms. Zaroulia, a prominent member of the neo-Nazis Golden Dawn , five days before the court ruling. We wonder if at least K. Mitsotakis understands the political error that Mr. Tassoulas does not understand or applauds his decision. “

Christidis (KINAL): The government had to change the Rules of Parliament

For his part, KINAL spokesman Pavlos Christidis criticized the government for not modifying Parliament’s Rules of Procedure and called Zaroulias’s appointment a “challenge.”

“It is unthinkable that ND would put in Parliament those whom the Greek people decided to leave out. He didn’t change the Rules while he could. “The signing of the Government Gazette for the hiring of Nikos Michaloliakos’s wife in Parliament a few days before the Golden Dawn trial decision is issued, is a challenge,” said Pavlos Christidis.