Journalist Rena Pavlakis went on the counterattack after Stefanos Kasselakis’ put up and SYRIZA’s announcement concerning the episodic interview with the official opposition chief on a Rhodes radio station, one week earlier than the June 9 European elections.
Talking of an try by each SYRIZA and its president Stefanos Kasselakis to hurt and tarnish her work and her persona, the journalist provides her personal model of what occurred on the present “Breakfast Xpress” on Friday morning (31.5. 24).
“If actuality doesn’t agree with Kasselakis, a lot the more serious for actuality! This occurred yesterday on my present. Kasselakis was uncovered for his ignorance. I did not disagree together with his political opinions. In any case, I referred to as him to reveal them, to not refute them,” the journalist emphasizes in her assertion and continues:
“Nonetheless, I used to be obliged to level out his ignorance of the native points he touched on and restore actuality. He didn’t know. Did not he ask his associates? Solely he and people round him are chargeable for the ignorance of Stefanos Kasselakis.”
“All the remainder of the garbage he writes on social media about abscesses to burst, Maxim’s proxies, corroded consciences, mud, propaganda and different such heroics and epics, clearly to avoid wasting what he can from his wounded ego and the awkward picture he gave to his viewers, they don’t concern and contact me in any respect. In any case, it did not want a “finger of Maximus” to be uncovered. He manages simply high quality on his personal,” he factors out.
Fierce political confrontation
The response of Stefanos Kasselakis and his irritation in the direction of the journalist’s questions raised a “tsunami” of bulletins between SYRIZA and ND, whereas the President of the official opposition himself went forward with a put up through which he acknowledged that:
“Whoever desires an official opposition chief who will bow his head guiltily in entrance of Maxim’s proxies – ND officers who fake to be goal journalists, ought to know that I’m not him. That is how the propaganda of so a few years was constructed. With the Left turning out of respect and the opposite cheek within the mud of a ruthless regime. That is how black and white turned. That is how consciences have been eroded. So the lie defeated the reality. You’ll say to me, “You’ll take care of Mitsotakis’ highly effective propaganda system alone?” Sure, is the reply. I’m decided to interrupt the abscess. 5 years was sufficient.”
Anybody who desires an official opposition chief who will bow his head guiltily in entrance of Maxim’s proxies – ND cadres impersonating goal journalists, ought to know that I’m not him.
That is how the propaganda of so a few years was constructed. With the…
— Stefanos Kasselakis (@skasselakis) Could 31, 2024
You aren’t alone, says Polakis
Pavlos Polakis was fast to defend Stefanos Kasselakis and in his put up on twitter he says: “Clearly you aren’t alone!! Assault throughout the board on all of the rotten ‘journalism’ of Maximus’ fur-fed minions!’
Clearly you aren’t alone!!
Assault throughout the board on all of the rotten “journalism” of Maximos’ rag-tag minions! pic.twitter.com/4ppFPRNjIO— Pavlos Polakis (@pavpol2222) Could 31, 2024
He is concentrating on the reporter
The press consultant of ND Nikos Romanos accuses the President of SYRIZA that that is the umpteenth time that, as he states within the few months that he has taken over the reins of SYRIZA, “he places it on his ft so as to not reply a query that he doesn’t like or to not hear a perspective he would not like. He did it with Mr. Evangelatos when he requested him the place he was from. He did it with Mrs. Christidou when she requested him concerning the statements of members of his social gathering. He even did it with Mr. Tebonera on the assembly of the Political Secretariat of his social gathering. And he repeated it immediately with journalist Ms. Rena Pavlakis in Rhodes, when she knowledgeable him that opposite to what he mentioned, the marketing campaign for the island ran instantly after the devastating fires.”
And he continues: “Mr. Kasselakis not solely doesn’t apologize, however tries to come back out on prime by attacking once more and concentrating on a journalist who was simply doing her job. As soon as once more, Mr. Kasselakis demonstrates authoritarianism, conceitedness and narcissism. Sadly for him, communication is not only social media movies. Communication means listening to your interlocutor. Reply his questions. And to respect his opinions, with out placing it down as quickly as you’re feeling strain.”
The journalist is confused
Earlier, SYRIZA and after the size of the episodic interview of Stefanos Kasselakis on the radio station of Rhodes, had issued an announcement through which it accused the ND that “The key sponsor of the Petsa listing and the 107 sequence of world rating in freedom of the press, the New Democracy dares to touch upon the president of SYRIZA – PS as to the way in which he perceives the data”.
He additionally acknowledged that Stefanos Kasselakis “has nothing to concern, nor does he have something to cover. He’s clear in every thing, in distinction to Kyriakos Mitsotakis who largely chooses secure environments and acquainted journalists, who typically write him notes to gasoline his pondering”.
Particularly for the interview, the official opposition social gathering acknowledged that Mr. Kasselakis “[…] she acquired a barrage of insults in an unprecedented tone and elegance from a journalist in “ordered service”, who final summer season ‘distinguished herself’ for her responses that reported that every thing goes effectively on the long-suffering island that was burning for 14 days. Coincidentally, she is a former candidate for regional councilor and present director of the Press Workplace of the Dodecanese Area and Managing Director of the Dodecanese Growth Firm “ANDO SA”. That’s, three in a single… The entanglement of the ND in its greatness!”.
The interview
The president of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis, was a visitor on Friday morning (31.05.24) on Rena Pavlakis’ “Morning Xpress” present and obtained into an intense verbal confrontation with the journalist. Blood flared when the dialogue between the 2 centered on the difficulty of lowered VAT charges and the marketing campaign for Rhodes’ vacationer season within the “shadow” of final 12 months’s devastating fires.
Mr. Kasselakis harshly criticized the ND authorities, noting that there was no authorities intervention to right away launch a marketing campaign for the vacationer promotion of Rhodes, with the journalist replying that simply six days after the fires, the South Aegean area proceeded to such marketing campaign, abandoning him for lack of understanding on native points.
Then, the president of SYRIZA requested to be proven the marketing campaign, closing the particular dialogue with an “finish of every thing” and including “we need to be helpful”.
“It is an fascinating interview as a result of we’re clearly not speaking”
The controversy, nonetheless, continued, when the dialog turned to the opposite massive challenge of the metaphorical equal for the islanders, for which the president of SYRIZA emphasised that it’s being awarded to the beneficiaries with delay, with the journalist stating to him that the Tsipras authorities was the one which abolished the lowered VAT on the islands.
“Mitsotakis has dominated for 5 years and you might be telling me about Tsipras and Varoufakis?” was the reply Kasselakis. After which his irritation started to develop. “It is an fascinating interview as a result of we’re clearly not speaking,” he mentioned.
A little bit later and talking about tourism in Rhodes, the chief of the official opposition argued that “the market is down in comparison with final 12 months, with the journalist answering him “we aren’t down, we now have a 20% enhance”. “In turnover or revenue?” requested the president of SYRIZA with the journalist answering “I am not of their accounts” and Stefanos Kasselakis elevating his voice and saying “you see, if we won’t reply, if we won’t inform the reality to the citizen, let’s not speak ».
“Who’re they telling the reality, me otherwise you?”
“Have you ever seen their ledgers?” requested the journalist with the president of SYRIZA answering “I spoke with them they usually inform me that their earnings are down”. “I spoke too they usually instructed me it is the very best 12 months ever. Who’re they telling the reality to, me otherwise you?’
“It can present, will not it?” answered Mr. Kasselakis with the journalist remarking “so we won’t persuade one another about what the reality is”.
“There isn’t a have to keep away from that there was a authorities for five years they usually blame SYRIZA for every thing, it’s time for this sweet to finish” he mentioned afterwards.
“You might be proper, SYRIZA is accountable for every thing”
“I’ve to catch my flight, you are proper, SYRIZA is accountable for every thing” mentioned Mr. Kasselakis irritated whereas on the similar time getting up from his seat to go away.
“I did not say about every thing” mentioned the journalist with the president of SYRIZA being heard removed from the microphone saying paradoxically “about every thing, about every thing”.
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