Only with a democratic congress that will attract the overwhelming majority of EDEK members will legitimacy be restored to the party and this is the aim of the moves of the initiative to save the EDEK, said MEP Dimitris Papadakis.
Papadakis was responding to questions from CNA on the sidelines of an event on Friday at his office to present a research/study by post-doctoral researcher George Venizelos.
The MEP said that when Mr. Sizopoulos talks about a sad minority, "he obviously means himself and his entourage."
He said that the mass rallying of MPs, MEPs, historical members of the movement together with the 607 movement and the initiative group for the salvation of the EDEK, and those who are rallying in this effort have a single goal and that is to hold a democratic congress "and let democracy speak as it should with open and transparent procedures and then normalcy will return to the EDEK".
"Otherwise, what is happening cannot continue, with staged congresses, with congresses in 48 hours, behind closed doors, with the participation of a few dozen deviants", he said.
Mr. Papadakis said that the EDEK has a history of profound democratic operation and gave blood for democracy and expressed confidence that with the next events that will take place, "society will also understand who the vast majority of EDEKites are allied with."
Asked whether this movement will turn into a political formation or a party, he replied that "in no way are we discussing it." He reiterated that the goal is to restore legitimacy and democracy to the EPP.
He added that what will happen in the future "we want it to go to the whole society and we want to believe that even at the last moment Mr. Sizopoulos will show the least responsibility towards this party".
In response to a question, he said that already the overwhelming majority of EPP members "do not approve of what has been done and it is not by chance that this party is unfortunately being discredited today and all this is due to the manipulations of Mr. Sizopoulos and his small company."
To another question, he said that there is no credibility behind the political moves made on the part of Marinos Sizopoulos for the presidential elections "when someone holds a label and lifts it and carries it."
"Mr. Sizopoulos is trying to destroy YESY which is a fundamental principle and proposal to society, a socialist proposal that was the dream of Vassos Lyssarides and the moment it was implemented, Mr. Sizopoulos is working day and night to dismantle this social revolution," he concluded.
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