The elections have been postponed until after Easter due to the tragic accident in Tempi, as the government’s priority, as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated in his latest statements, is to find immediate solutions to the safety issues in the railway network.
“We are all to blame”, said the Prime Minister yesterday in his introduction to the Council of Ministers, adding: “However, the tragedy happened with us at the helm of the country”, he stressed. “I can’t turn back time.”
Elsewhere he referred to the day after and the restart of the railway network.
“Our trains, as the minister in charge said, should start as soon as possible with the maximum possible safety, we will have two station masters on each shift. We are tightening the legal framework for damage and theft on the rail network.”
Citizens’ messages
According to reliable information, Kyriakos Mitsotakis put the brakes on the scenarios for elections before Easter saying that we have a rich legislative project in the coming weeks.
The prime minister even asked all those who participate in the public dialogue to ensure that it is done with empathy, but above all that it is done without offsetting responsibilities.
The citizens’ anger over the fatal accident in Tempi is manifested through mass demonstrations in all corners of Greece, while it was also reflected in the first poll (Marc) published after the fateful night.
It is characteristic that when asked what caused the tragedy in Tempe, only 12.1% attributed it to human error or “bad timing”, while the overwhelming percentage of 87% spoke of other responsibilities that should be sought and attributed .
It is characteristic, in fact, that in the question of what is the greatest concern of the citizens in this period, the accident in Tempi is first with 86%.
The scripts
Before the crash in Tempi, everything pointed to polls on April 9. Now this script is off the table.
Information indicates that one of the scenarios is to hold elections in May, but this is not something that is considered certain.
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