“Parliament has a specific way, the Constitution also, democracy also so everyone has their house and therefore the issue of roll call voting is defined in a specific way” said Ms. Zaharaki and added that “voting is a responsibility and carries it the MP and I think that whoever is asked in his district will answer honestly”.
Asked whether this specific intervention might affect the vote, Ms. Zaharaki said that “if the Archbishop’s intervention was to affect it, it would have already affected it, the MP would not have waited for the roll-call vote.”
“It is the legal settlement of a pending matter, we look each citizen in the eyes and tell him that we see him and that he has rights that should be granted to them and especially to children. But the Church has people who follow it.” added the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family.
She then emphasized that “I firmly believe that the day following the passing of this particular bill and despite what is being said at the moment, we will all return to looking at the issues of the citizens”.
Asked if the last statements of Mr. Hieronymos violate the goodwill gesture of the prime minister, who had attempted to find a common ground with the Church, Mrs. Zaharakis replied that “I don’t think it cancels it because, respectively, the announcements of the hierarchy never called for rallies, that is, there was a rhetorical reaction to issues that did not offend citizens because if they offended or targeted, we would say something else at this moment. The MPs are called upon today to act according to their conscience and I believe they will do so responsibly because yesterday I saw MPs saying that they heard all the opinions and I am changing my mind. This attitude has elements of courage and heroism.”
With reference to Mr. Samaras’ opposition to the bill and today’s placement in the Parliament in the followingnoon, the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family said that “with the MPs who spoke yesterday and with Mr. Samaras we cooperate on many issues and we will not affect any of them. With the MPs who were installed yesterday without offending anyone, the next day we will work once more on demographic issues, school meals and housing issues.
Regarding Mr. Samaras in particular, he said that “in the battle to support the family we are all together. None of those who support the bill are backing down in the other battle to support families. Mr. Samaras has always advocated the specific things and if you had attended his speech a year ago, he would have said the same thing.
We legislate sensibly, Parent 1 and Parent 2 were not legislated, the surrogate mother was not legislated, we do not legislate to the extreme but we settle the issues as they should be done and look at society as a whole.
Asked regarding the occupations in universities, Ms. Zaharaki said that “we want an open university, with those who are fighting for open schools and with a legislative framework that is complete.”
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