Potami leader: We will support gov't but will fight idea of return to the drachma
Potami will support the government on certain issues like the debt, which needs restructuring, but it will fight the ideologies of a section of majority ruling coalition party SYRIZA, Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis said in Parliament on Monday evening.
"The real dilemma is - clashing with the interests that stand to win from the crisis, [and] the lobby supporting the return to the drachma, or staying in Europe," Theodorakis said, charging that some SYRIZA deputies supported the return to the drachma and calling for brave reforms instead of a catastrophic exit from the euro that would lead to a national tragedy.
Responding to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' call to parties to clarify whether they agree with the measures on the humanitarian crisis or the regulation of 100 installments for repayment of outstanding debts, Theodorakis said Potami voted for them although the latter was not a reform, and he asked for a minimum guaranteed wage to be introduced.
Potami's leader asked the government to clarify its position on whether it was for or against Europe and Chinese investments in Greece, and whether it planned to follow the previous administration's agreement to turn over the airports to German interests. Among other things, he asked for more incentives to attract investments to Greece and for a check for tax evasion on all lists the government had of Greek deposits abroad.
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