Greek opposition urges no-confidence vote over wiretapping
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- 26 Jan 2023
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Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who is currently leading the main opposition in the country, called for a no-confidence vote in the parliament over the wiretapping scandal, which he blamed on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The leftist former premier told parliament that conservative Mitsotakis was the "mastermind and chief behind this criminal network," after revealing that a minister and five top defense officials had been under state surveillance.
Mitsotakis, who is on a visit to Crete, took up the gauntlet, saying: "We are absolutely ready for this political battle."
The no-confidence vote is to be held on Friday. The government can nominally count on at least 156 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament, enough to survive the motion.
The move comes as Mitsotakis is expected to announce a date for early elections this year.
He had been expected to make an announcement in March, but the no-confidence vote could hasten the decision.
In a rousing speech, Tsipras on Wednesday said he had proof of state surveillance from Greece's communications watchdog ADAE, which recently carried out an audit at the country's telecoms operators.
The ex-prime minister said ADAE's chairman Christos Rammos had informed him on Tuesday that Greece's former energy minister, its head of staff, the army chief, former national security advisor and two officials involved with arms procurement had been under surveillance by state intelligence agency EYP. Read More…
