{"id":2106,"date":"2026-04-23T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=2106"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:54:00","slug":"the-immunity-waivers-the-vote-and-the-bucket-beautiful-scenarios-burn-beautifully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=2106","title":{"rendered":"The immunity waivers, the vote and the&#8230; bucket: beautiful scenarios burn beautifully"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tons of ink have been spilled to support the scripts about the attitude of MEPs of the ND<\/b> in the vote on the <b>immunity waivers,<\/b> but&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Although no question of party discipline was raised since the issue regarding the immunity waivers of 13 New Democracy MPs was somewhat difficult, given the content of the <b>dicographies<\/b> concerning them, <b>it was attempted by the opposition &#8211; and quite MME &#8211; to create an image of grumbling and questioning.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of words were written and even more were said in an <b>attempt to create a negative climate<\/b> within the Parliamentary Group as more than a few were betting on a reaction that, through the voting process, would turn it into a <b>point of questioning and Kyriakos Mitsotakis.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The truth is that it was not easy for some of the dossiers to raise an issue about the MPs who are involved since, according to reputable lawyers, <b>they are, at the very least, funny. <\/b>But once the people directly concerned &#8211; and <b>not under trial as the opposition parties say<\/b> &#8211; got to Parliament first, they wanted and still want the matter to be closed through the judiciary and <b>not dragged through a process that would hurt them irreparably.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why all 13 of them asked for a waiver of immunity &#8211; again, against what some claimed that they supposedly wouldn&#8217;t do so in their entirety as a kind of reaction &#8211; and why <b>the almost majority of MPs granted their request.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to the law promoted by the Ministry of Justice,<b> it will also allow for the speeding up of the adjudication of these cases in order to avoid becoming political hostages to a long-running court battle.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The result of yesterday is that the scenarios that were beautifully set up before Easter &#8211; when the case files went to Parliament &#8211; <b>fell just as beautifully.<\/b> The New Democracy Parliamentary Group appeared in the proceedings almost <b>concrete-cream<\/b>.<\/b> And we say almost because there were two or three differentiations based on the fact that they did not accept that there were such developments based on <b>hollow, unsubstantiated, accusations.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>One only has to follow the reports following the vote and compare them to those of the previous days to see that<b>both opposition parties and some media outlets were literally &#8211; and once again &#8211; taken by the bucket.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Neither the leadership was challenged, nor were MPs denied the right to clear their names through the courts. 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