{"id":394,"date":"2024-11-20T00:10:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T00:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/20\/nd-ethics-committee-rubber-stamps-expulsion-of-former-pm-samaras\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T00:10:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T00:10:15","slug":"nd-ethics-committee-rubber-stamps-expulsion-of-former-pm-samaras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/20\/nd-ethics-committee-rubber-stamps-expulsion-of-former-pm-samaras\/","title":{"rendered":"ND ethics committee rubber-stamps expulsion of former PM Samaras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1253924\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/samaras_web-320x200.jpg?v=1732038679\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/samaras_web.jpg?v=1732038679\" alt=\"ND ethics committee rubber-stamps expulsion of former PM Samaras\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/samaras_web-960x600.jpg?v=1732038679\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>New Democracy\u2019s ethics committee has unanimously approved Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis\u2019 decision to expel former prime minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras from the ruling party\u2019s parliamentary group.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, no objections were raised during the brief session on Tuesday. The decision is set to be formally submitted to the speaker of Parliament on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Samaras, 73, known for his hard-line nationalist stance, was ousted due to his persistent criticism of government policies. He had strongly opposed Mitsotakis\u2019 approach to talks with Turkey, which he described as appeasement, and condemned policies he deemed excessively \u201ccentrist\u201d or \u201cwoke\u201d \u2013 especially a decision earlier this year to legalize same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/1253924\/nd-ethics-committee-rubber-stamps-expulsion-of-former-pm-samaras\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Democracy\u2019s ethics committee has unanimously approved Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis\u2019 decision to expel former prime minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras from the ruling party\u2019s parliamentary group. According to reports, no objections were raised during the brief session on Tuesday. 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