Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis again recovered himself astatine the halfway of a governmental ungraded aft a crisp onslaught connected the person PASOK Nikos Androulakisto whom helium publically advised “go to religion and commune that God will enlighten him”.
The struggle broke retired aft an earlier PASOK issued a harsh statement against the minister, accusing him of governmental patronage and utilizing connections for idiosyncratic interests.
The enactment statement said:
“Cowardice goes manus successful manus with inexpensive bravado. Mr. Georgiadis, a maestro of governmental services done acquaintances, successful a panic throws idiosyncratic insults, but connected the essence of the issue… helium is silent.”
Party representatives besides demanded that the curate disclose accusation astir precisely what services helium provided to absorption deputies.
Georgiadis’s answer
Ενημερώνω τον @androulakisnick α) έως την Τρίτη του Πάσχα να χαλαρώσει, τώρα πάμε να ξεκουραστούµ και να προσευχηθούμε να συγχωρεθούν οι αμαρτίες μας. Η Πολιτική αντιπαράθεση σταματά ως τότε, ας μην δείχνει τόσο αγχωμένος που θα χάσει πάλι τις εκλογές, β) εγώ έχω δεχθεί… https://t.co/oiS9o4c2ZV
— Άδωνις Γεωργιάδης (@AdonisGeorgiadi) April 9, 2026
After a while Adonis Georgiadis responded with a bid of publications successful which helium not lone rejected the accusations, but besides moved connected to caller attacks connected the absorption leader.
In particular, the curate stated:
“Until Easter Tuesday, fto him relax. Now is the clip to remainder and commune for the forgiveness of our sins. Let him not amusement such anxiousness astir losing the elections again.”
Separately, helium addressed Androulakis personally:
“Go, Mr. Androulakis, to some religion and commune connected these beatified days, so that God will enlighten you and assistance you go much sincere.”
Confession astir “political requests”
The astir discussed portion of the statement was the minister’s existent admittance that helium regularly considers appeals from chap MPs, including representatives of different parties.
According to Georgiadis:
“Yes, I person responded and will proceed to respond to galore requests from colleagues, including PASOK deputies, and I bash this legally, due to the fact that it is portion of my job.”
At the aforesaid time, the curate emphasized that helium is acceptable to people such appeals if the applicable politicians themselves springiness consent to this oregon statesman to publically onslaught deputies “New Democracy” connected this topic.
Editorial comment
The ungraded surrounding Georgiadis’ statements again demonstrates 1 of the chronic problems Greek politics: galore things that successful different European state would becomea gadfly for a superior investigationhere they are often served astir similar norm of governmental life.
What is peculiarly noteworthy is not adjacent the affectional altercation itself, but the minister’s existent admittance that deputies regularly attack him with various requests, which helium satisfies within the model of his position.
Legally, such actions successful themselves bash not needfully mean a violation of the instrumentality if we are talking astir morganatic requests of citizens oregon deputies. However, politically such formulations lone strengthen the nationalist feeling that the system of idiosyncratic connections, behind-the-scenes agreements and communal favors remains an important portion of the state mechanism.
Against this background, communal accusations betwixt the authorities and the absorption nary longer look so overmuch similar a combat against corruption, but alternatively similar different nationalist quality astir who precisely uses the aforesaid system much actively than others.
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