ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed on Wednesday to fight a censure motion over the country’s worst train tragedy, accusing the opposition of peddling “nightmarish” lies about the accident. “I have an obligation to keep the country steady and safe in this uncertain climate,” the conservative leader told parliament as his lawmakers delivered a standing ovation.
Opposition parties are expected to table the motion, accusing the government of having tried to cover up the causes of the 2023 accident in which 57 people died. Mitsotakis’ ruling New Democracy party has 156 lawmakers in the 300-seat chamber, enough to survive the censure motion.
On Tuesday, parliament voted to launch an investigation into whether a senior official dispatched by Mitsotakis to the scene after the accident authorised the bulldozing of the crash site, leading to the loss of vital evidence. Hundreds of thousands turned out at protest rallies nationwide during a general strike on Friday to demand justice for the victims, in one of the largest mobilisations recorded in Greece. — AFP
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