Lafazanis: First vote was a Waterloo for the goverment
The result of the first voting for the President of the Republic was "a cold shower for the government bloc," SYRIZA parliamentary spokesman Panagiotis Lafazanis told ANA-MPA in an interview.
"It was a Waterloo for the government and its candidate President Stavros Dimas. The result of the first voting prescribes the final result as well. It is now impossible for Mr. Dimas to be elected President of the Republic," he estimated.
He underlined that these days a lot of deliberations are taking place "behind the scenes" and several communication tactics are being planned so that elections can be avoided. He added, however, that the number of 160 deputies in the first round renders all these scenarios impossible. "They don't stand a chance. The country is rapidly moving towards elections," he said.
Lafazanis believes that "yesterday's result is not irrelevant to the broader political and social climate; most of all, it is not irrelevant to the Greek people's wishes. Right now, the overwhelming majority of the Greek people, regardless of the opinion polls' findings, want a big progressive overturning. This change, this progressive overturning is now represented by SYRIZA. Our position and commitment is the cancellation of the memoranda and the implementation laws; and we will fully meet this commitment."
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