“If Samaras' party is formed, it will vindicate his expulsion”, commented government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis on the possibility of the former prime minister creating a party. In his interview with Action 24, when asked to comment on the stance of the two former prime ministers Antonis Samaras and Kostas Karamanlis, he stressed:
“ND has endured for 52 years as the only major political faction for two reasons: the first reason is that it is based on an ideological foundation, it was built on certain ideas as described by Konstantinos Karamanlis which obviously evolve over time, the second reason is the people, who are not only those in high positions. They are also people who offer to this political faction without expecting anything.
There is an unwritten rule in a major political faction: you can disagree, you can differentiate yourself, you can take a step back -after all, politics is not a profession- but if every time you don't like something, you go and form a party, then ND becomes -although ND will never become- New Left, DIMAR or anything else from what we have experienced in this political space. New Democracy is New Democracy. It has principles, values, officials and it has learned to remain cohesive”.
Asked about this, he also stressed that the criticism Mr. Karamanlis makes is made within the party, “that is the big difference”, he has never left ND.