“ANEL MP departure does not threaten government majority” assures Dimitris Tzanakopoulos
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Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Tuesday expressed his certainty that the government’s majority remains “completely solid” and is not under threat after the departure of Independent Greeks (ANEL) MP Giorgos Lazaridis from its ranks. Tzanakopoulos was speaking on the radio station ‘Sto Kokkino’ following an announcement by Lazaridis that he was leaving ANEL, the junior party in the coalition government, to become independent.
“We continue with absolute security on the path of a final and irrevocable exit from the memorandum,” he stated, adding that “there is no reason for concern”.
However, commenting on Lazaridis’ decision and the letter that he sent to Parliament President Nikos Voutsis to announce his departure from ANEL’s parliamentary group, Tzanakopoulos said: “I am really surprised by the timing of this [decision], when the country has made a huge step toward an exit from memorandum surveillance and only a few days after the Eurogroup’s historic decision. Therefore, I believe more explanations should be provided by Mr. Lazaridis than those given in his letter.”
Source: AMNA