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Tsipras: Elections will be held in October 2019

Tsipras: Elections will be held in October 2019

"The elections will be held in October 2019," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday after a meeting with Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris.

He explained that the elections will be held after Greece's exit from the memoranda. "I want to have the experience of being the prime minister of a country without surveillance," he said and ruled out the possibility of early elections.

Tsipras visited Boutaris at the Thessaloniki City Hall to express his support for the mayor after the violent assault against him on May 19, when Boutaris attended a Pontian Genocide remembrance event in the city.

"Everything that does not kill you makes you stronger," Tsipras said.

He also pointed out that the mayor's stance has become a symbol and noted that, while some may claim that the attack was coincidental and spontaneous, in fact it was organised.

On his part, Boutaris asked the prime minister to discuss with Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas if there is a possibility to stop discussion threads on Facebook that encourage the organisation of attacks.

Source: amna-mpa

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