Criticism directed at Antonis Samaras<\/b> over the stance of New Democracy<\/b> regarding the referendum <\/b>in 2015 were made by Dora Bakoyannis,<\/b> arguing that the party made \u201ca historic mistake\u201d<\/b> by participating in the process and legitimizing, as she put it, a referendum that she herself described as \u201ca farce<\/b>.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my opinion, it was a historic mistake on our part <\/b>that in our effort to keep Greece <\/b>in Europe<\/b>, we legitimized it through our participation,\u201d she said pointedly, while also referring to a referendum <\/b>\u2014a farce.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Ms. Bakoyannis <\/b>expressed her disagreement <\/b>with the government\u2019s proposal for a six-year term for the President of the Republic<\/b>, saying that \u201cwe have no reason to change the constitutional provision<\/b>,\u201d as the current article of the Constitution can remain as is.<\/p>\n
Clarifying that as a member of Parliament <\/b>he is obligated to submit proposals, he initially expressed reservations <\/b>regarding the proposed changes to Article 30 of the Constitution, which sets forth the procedure for electing the President of the Republic, which had been proposed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis himself.<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cI am not at all sure about the six-year term for the President of the Republic.<\/b> And since every member of Parliament has a duty to submit proposals, I truly believe that the two five-year terms<\/b> are a system that has proven its usefulness in the past,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think we have any reason to change it<\/b>; we can stick with the current provision of the Constitution<\/b>,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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