Gov’t has eroded people’s sense of security, PASOK chief says

Nikos Androulakis delivered a broad critique of the government in his first speech to Parliament following his recent re-election as PASOK leader, asserting that since its election in 2019, the conservative administration has severely undermined people's sense of security.

"Are you proud of what you've achieved over the last five and a half years? Do citizens feel safe? Continuous failures have created a widespread sense of insecurity. People feel that the state is not fulfilling its role," he said during a debate on fire prevention.

Highlighting that 37 percent of Attica's forest land has been destroyed by fires in the past eight years, Androulakis accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of using climate change as an excuse to mask his government's shortcomings. 

"The climate crisis is not an excuse… Yes, climate change is real, and no one disputes that....