Greed at PASOK for George Papandreou’s absence from Kostas Simitis’ funeral

Many discussions brought to his absence from Kostas’ funeral Semite despite the party’s former president rushing yesterday, Thursday (09.01). 05) morning with his posting in social media to clarify that he was in distant China. “We say goodbye to Kostas Simitis, former Prime Minister and President of PASOK. Unfortunately, my obligations in China where I am do not allow me to return to Greece in time to participate in the last goodbye. We will always remember you with respect and appreciation,” George Papandreou said in his post. CORVERSE Despite the clarifications, however, many PASOK officials argue that George Papandreou should return to Athens in order to attend the funeral of Kostas Simitis. They even remembered with meaning that the former Prime Minister had given the ring to George Papandreou making the leader of PASOK. “No matter how serious the work he had, he should have returned to Greece and been present at the funeral of the man who benefited him,” PASOK executives were called. At the same time, the absence of the two former prime ministers of the ND of Antonis Samaras and Kostas Karamanlis, but for the former President of the Republic Prokopio Pavlopoulos . The reading by PASOK executives about the absence of the two former prime ministers of the ND has to do with the internal issues of the ruling party and also with the attitude of the government and the Prime Minister himself in the death of Kostas Simitis. CORVERSE After all, in the eulogy given by Kyriakos Mitsotakis many distinguished evidence of identification and to a degree of admiration for the person of the former president of PASOK. The fact that many New Democracy officials reacted and felt too much that there was a four-day mourning in the country and that Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave a eulogy at the funeral of Kostas Simitis did not go unnoticed by Harilaou Trikoupis. As far as Prefect Paulopoulos is concerned, the information says he was abroad and had left last Saturday. For the only former prime minister who was not complaining is for Alexis Tsipras, who is sick with coronavirus. In fact, the former president of SYRIZA sent his diplomatic advisor and close associate Vangelis Kalpadakis to the funeral sequence. As officials of PASOK pointed out, Alexis Tsipras despite the harsh criticism he had received from Costas Simitis with his statement on the day of the death of the former Prime Minister showed that he recognizes him as a European-oriented politician who has offered the country.