KKE chief stands by ‘sugar daddy’ comment amid controversy

Dimitris Koutsoumbas, the general secretary of Greece's Communist Party (KKE), has stood by his remarks suggesting that the imposition of university tuition fees in Scandinavian universities has led young female students there to date older men for money in order to cover their educational expenses.

During a parliamentary debate on Thursday regarding a draft bill proposing the recognition of non-state universities in Greece, Koutsoumbas criticized a proposal by PASOK socialists to adopt the Swedish higher education system in the country saying, "As for the Scandinavian model, not even the Scandinavians believe in it, as they have also faced bitter experiences due to the imposition of tuition fees. [This has] resulted in a rotten state of affairs where young female students resort to seeking 'sugar daddies' to finance their studies, in exchange for favors we are all aware of....