PASOK leader criticises government decision to not ratify loan agreement extension
Opposition PASOK party leader Evangelos Venizelos on Monday strongly criticised the government's decision not to seek Parliament's ratification of an extension to Greece's loan agreement signed by Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, saying it was flouting the Constitution and the laws.
"The government, unfortunately, via Mr. Varoufakis and in violation of the Constitution and the special laws, has signed the main loan agreement - in other words, the memorandum, the programme, wanting to avoid Parliament, violating Parliament's rights, because the government itself does not trust its MPs," he said.
Replying to reporters' questions, Venizelos said that this was something unprecedented "which exposes the country internationally but is also a major issue of democracy and Parliamentarianism."
"Is it possible for us to have a Parliamentary majority that says: do what you like, sign the extension of the memorandum, just don't make me get my hands dirty? Is this how the country will proceed? With such lies to the people? To the international community?"
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