Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-08-21

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] PM Tsipras' decision to call early elections reflects his deep democratic notion, says Skourletis to ANA-MPA

[02] Snap elections did come as a suprise to the European Commission, says Moscovici's spokesperson

[01] PM Tsipras' decision to call early elections reflects his deep democratic notion, says Skourletis to ANA-MPA

Skourletis made clear that "he sees no conditions for post-election cooperation with New Democracy (ND), Potami and PASOK" and estimated that "parliamentary majority is absolutely feasible."

Asked about the new party of former SYRIZA deputy Panagiotis Lafazanis, Skourletis said: "We are all supporters of the Left that believes in the dialogue. In the dialogue, the debate within democratic, of course, frameworks. I think they are not many things that divide us from the deputies of the left platform."

Skourletis stated that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' decision to hold snap elections reflects his deep democratic notion. He also explained that the government was forced to sign an agreement contrary to its programme and its beliefs in order to avoid the chaos.

He stressed that SYRIZA remains the party that gives priority to the workers' interests. "We have concrete proposals for the rural world, that offset these difficult measures we have to take in the next two months. We will attempt to draft a road map, a development road map that will support SMEs, and will try to highlight the comparative advantages of the country. In order to be able to stand on our feet and regain a bit of our sovereignty, which, in fact, we have lost."

The full interview is available for subscribers at ANA-MPA websi

[02] Snap elections did come as a suprise to the European Commission, says Moscovici's spokesperson

Breidhart said that before the announcement, European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker had a series of phone contacts with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

Additionally, Moscovici's spokesperson noted that the Commission respects Greek prime minister's decision for snap elections immediately and clarified that what is important for the Committee is the full support of the stability programme that Greece has signed. She reminded that the implementation of the reforms is necessary for the programme's success and that the Committee will supervise its implementation.

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