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There are voices in SYRIZA, including political cadres and journalists, who understand that the assumption of responsibility cannot be a dead letter

Though the PM was informed about deaths and the extent of the disaster, he preferred to stage a communications show in Halandri, with prepared dialogues

The political blow from the disastrous Attica wildfires was great. It is not just the magnitude of the catastrophe and the losses, but the manner in which the government behaved

“Mr. Mitsotakis appeared to be reading the answers prepared for him by his communications team. He attempted once again to produce political added value, by exploiting the pain and loss of dozens of our fellow citizens,” the statement read.

What was missing once again was a discussion of the reasons why an evacuation was not ordered, and why the removal of people was not organised

'A death is confirmed once a coroner or doctor puts their stamp (on a death certificate),' the alternate health minister said

Four-and-a-half hours before the coordinating committee convened in the presence of the PM and television cameras, the central Port Authority of Rafina had sent a signal to the Coast Guard operations centre about constant flows of saved people and of corpses.

Whatever the prime minister attempted to do over the last days, and all that his communications team came up with, was lost in an atmosphere of mute mourning

Τhe donation will be used primarily for the maintenance and upkeep of the firefighting arsenal and for the prospective purchase of equipment for the fire service, as well as for training

Τhe question will be: “Do you support accession to the EU and Nato, with the acceptance of the agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and Greece?”

Defence Minister Panos Kammenos attempted to justify the irresponsible stance of the government, and of PM Alexis Tsipras personally, during a news conference today

It is common knowledge that the government was taking all the necessary measures to enable an electoral surprise at any moment

“The prime minister learned that there are unconfirmed reports about dead people after the cameras had left from the Operational Centre last Monday,” said Skourletis,

There are two possibilities. Either the Fire Service hid the truth from the prime minister, or the prime minister hid the truth from the Greek people.

Answers cannot be expected from a government that “searches for errors but cannot find them”

The emotional handicap of the entire government and it members made an awful impression over the last days

ND poses seven questions pointing to mismanagement of wildfire disaster

The move came after days of fierce political and media criticism of the fact that no one in the government had either apologised or resigned over the handling of the affair

The first safe conclusion about the recent, deadly wildfires is that the government delayed in taking decisions that could have saved lives in the battle against the flames

'After such a tragedy, it is high time that they understand how dangerous it is for them and their families not to abide by the laws and rules,' declared Defence Minister Panos Kammenos