Under pressure from public opinion, Mitsotakis concedes mistakes on Tempe

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Justice, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, Parliament, PASOK-KINAL, SYRIZA
Photo via www.primeminister.gr
Photo via www.primeminister.gr

In the aftermath of the weekend’s mass demonstrations, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has backtracked on some of his earlier assertions on the circumstances and subsequent handling of the train collision that claimed 57 lives two years ago, offering the first hint at possible prosecutions of New Democracy politicians over the tragedy.

After tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets on Sunday to support the calls of the families of the Tempe victims for justice, the prime minister gave a TV interview in which he revised several key statements he had made in the immediate after...

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