The reasons that led the government to "crush" Cleisthenes – Political News

In the electoral scenes, the amendment tabled Tuesday night by 16 deputies of SYRIZA in the bill "Cleisthenes" calls for the election of the next municipal and prefectural elections that will not take place on October 19, but the second turn will coincide with the European elections scheduled for May 2019.

The amendment that has rightly revived the scenarios of triple elections – and national elections – was accepted , as expected, by the Minister of the Interior in May [19659003] Trying n Mr. Skourletis said, "I do not know if it's right, but it becomes an act."

Reasons of … but not of M. Scourlet

The minister reiterated his constant position that the conduct of local elections must be separated from national and European elections: "The basic logic of" Clisthenes I "declared Mr. Scourletis, is the separation of autonomous elections by national or European elections. This is the logic that has led us to the provision that the elections should take place on the second Sunday of October. Skourtetis stated at the beginning of his mission

that he somehow had to justify why, contrary to his position, he accepted the amendment which stipulates the holding of autonomous and European elections . Sunday

The only reason is therefore related to what was said by the representatives of the local authorities to raise a question of unconstitutionality.

Under the original bill, it was anticipated that municipal – regional elections would be held in October. However, this could prove to be "problematic" for the government, as there was a risk that the CoE would be called for a possible unconstitutional election in October. Municipal aristocrats are elected for a five-year term. October elections would mean an ex-post extension of their five-month term

" There is also a rampant rumor about the unconstitutionality of the provision ," said Scourlett from the House of Representatives. " We discussed it, he also told KENE and KEDE and the opinion of the relevant services of the House was rebaduring, but we can not play with institutions and justice ."

The second and most important reason was not revealed by the minister. According to political badysts, the government has made this amendment in order not to repeat the phenomenon of the Samaritan government which was defeated in the European elections of June 2014.

If triple elections are held at the same time (European, autonomous and It is very likely that the vote of dissatisfaction among many citizens against SYRIZA will spill over into the other two polls and not the polls of national elections.

However, for its part, the Minister of the Interior insists that government planning does not include the May national elections and announces polls for the emergence of the government. a new government will be in October 2019.

"If we leave the conduct of the municipal elections in October, then it will coincide with the national elections," he said.

It should be noted here that Communist leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is bound, his party will abolish the mere proportional to local elections. So if it had been done in October and the New Democracy had become a government, the local elections would be held under the old electoral system.

It is recalled that the proposed provisions of "Cleisthenes I" provided that the municipal elections would be held on October 13, 2019.

The amendment to the new election date was tabled late last night and signed by 16 members of SYRIZA. To be introduced by: Stephos John Antoniou Christos Arachovitika Stavros, Vettas Dimitrios Emmanouilidis Dimitrios Thrapsano Immanuel Kasimati Nina Beavers Asterios Kozompoli – Amanatidis Panagiota, Meikopoulos Alexander Mitafidis rose, Morfidis Constantin Papafilippou George Rizulis Andreas Tsirkas Basil, George Tsogas

To exploit the institutions from local government to serve the electoral procedures of the building Maximos, He said that his party would not be part of the "fervor" of the government. Referring to Interior Minister Panos Skourtetis, he said: "You agreed to implement Mr. Tsipras's new plans by canceling your personal gratitude. When they do it and you are a minister, you do not accept it. You say, let the next do it.

The Four Nations Electoral Movement, Thanasis Theoharopoulos, said: "You are clearly aiming to go to the four-party elections," he said, addressing Mr. Skourtetis , adding, "If you were your target, people. If it is Mr. Tsipras then you have to give up. "