They’ve got the chance of government and opposition. Can they respond?

In the… “racks of conflict” move government and opposition to the Tembes case, this unspeakable tragedy, which without any doubt constitutes… “collective trauma”. The massive mobilizations of citizens, 11 days ago, proved it, and the great “defeat” of the political world was that this “potami” of the world, this reaction, cannot be… taken for themselves. It was perhaps one of the… “healthy” reactions of civil society. People went out on the streets, not because they responded to the call of parties – no party could lift from the sofa world to 199 cities in Greece and abroad – but because it feels that two years after the tragic accident, the questions they are asking for an answer are many and justice remains the big issue. And it would be wrong, both government and opposition, not to respect the public for a fair feeling… Let alone, in this timing where social reflexes are sharpened. PASOK’s proposal to set up a Pre-Interrogation Committee for Christos Triantopoulos to investigate any criminal responsibilities in relation to the “trouble” in the area of tragedy (as responsible for coordinating actions and actions on the field, in Tempes), is one of the parliamentary actions on which they can “work” together government and opposition to “throw light” … The same, and if they enter the “cadre” Preliminary Review and former Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Costas Karamanlis or other political figures, based on the evidence that may arise from the two critical findings (the Polytechnic and the National Organisation for the Investigation of Air and Rail Accidents) on the causes of the explosion and fire, from which human lives were reportedly lost. The Preliminary Committees in the eyes of the world are a… “sin story”. And the admission of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Alpha that the Tempe Inquiry “was not one of the best moments of Parliament”, reinforces the citizens’ view that these committees function towards… “severeness of sins” of officials of the government and as a field of political benefit for the opposition parties. So here is the opportunity for both sides to prove that they can regain citizens’ trust in the political system and institutions. This lack of trust in the institutions, the Parliament, the government, the political system in general, as in Justice, has brought thousands of citizens to the streets. Now is perhaps the most appropriate time for all sides to understand their historical role, to convince that institutions can function and mark a new relationship of trust with civil society. At least let them try.