Constantinos Kyranakis, Secretary of New Democracy’s Political Committee, issued a strong statement condemning threatening slogans painted at the home and political office of Deputy Minister Sevi Voloudaki in Chania. Describing the incident as an attempt to intimidate a single mother raising three young children, Kyranakis said the perpetrators targeted “the home of a mother raising three small children alone—to threaten, to terrorize, to frighten—and to demand the release of the murderers of Vagia Nestor.”
He praised Voloudaki’s response, highlighting her resolve: “Sevi Voloudaki answered them with the spirit of a New Democrat. Sevi has spent her life learning not to fear—and she sets the example for all of us.” He added emphatically: “We say it again: We are not afraid of them.”
Kyranakis stressed that the suspects are not unknown to authorities but are members of a “known criminal organization” linked to past acts of violence—including the 2010 arson attack on a Marfin Bank branch in Athens, where three employees were killed, including pregnant Angeliki Papathanasopoulou.
“They are not ‘unknown.’ They are KNOWN. They are members of a known criminal organization seeking to terrorize families, children, mothers,” he stated.
Concluding his remarks, Kyranakis expressed confidence that those responsible would be apprehended: “Just as the Hellenic Police found their ‘comrades,’ so too will they find these individuals.”
Alexandra Sdoukou: ‘Fascist Mentality Must Be Defeated’
Alexandra Sdoukou, ND’s spokesperson, also condemned the targeting of Voloudaki in a post on X (formerly Twitter). She underscored that intimidation attempts will fall flat, affirming that no party member will retreat or lower the flag of their ideals.
“Just days after the murder of the mother of Aphrodite Nestor, some wrote slogans outside Sevi Voloudaki’s home—threatening her, her family, and New Democracy,” Sdoukou wrote. “Let them know: no one in New Democracy will lower the flag of our ideas.”
She added that formal condemnation is no longer enough. “What must now be defeated fully is the fascist mentality expressed through such acts—not only through justice, but politically and socially. It must be made clear that it has no place in Greek society. As a society—and as a party—we have paid a heavy price.”