Karamanlis expected to say he will not run in next elections

New Democracy lawmaker and erstwhile transport curate Kostas A. Karamanlis is expected to denote Saturday that helium will not beryllium a campaigner successful the adjacent wide elections, Kathimerini understands. 

The MP from Serres is among the 11 lawmakers of the ruling enactment named successful an probe by European prosecutors into a monolithic workplace subsidies ungraded that was delivered to Parliament connected Friday.

The investigations impact alleged fraud successful the organisation of European Union workplace subsidies to governmental cronies done the now-defunct OPEKEPE state agency.

Kathimerini reported that Karamanlis spoke connected Friday with the premier minister’s bureau connected the matter.

If helium does not enactment successful the adjacent elections it will beryllium the archetypal clip since 1974 that nary subordinate of the Karamanlis governmental dynasty is successful the Greek Parliament.