workers Greek Public Television (ERT) headquartered kept busy today for a fourth day since the end decreed by the Executive, waiting for what will happen on Monday, crucial day in which partners tripartite coalition government address the crisis.
Everyone also has his sights set on the decision of the President of the Council of State (highest administrative court) on the request of ERT council to enact an interim order against the closure until the court takes a final decision on the appeal on 27 September.
The decision is expected at 17.00 local time (14.00 GMT), one hour before the meeting of Conservative Prime Minister Andonis Samaras, with its partners in Government, the social democratic PASOK party leader, Evangelos Venizelos, and the leader Dimar moderate left, Fotis Kuvelis.
At this meeting the three partners will try to find a negotiated solution to government crisis triggered after Samaras unilateral decision to close the public body.
For now, the three leaders remain entrenched in their respective positions, and the two partners Samaras today reaffirmed its rejection of the proposal of the Prime Minister to reopen temporarily chain with a reduced workforce informative space, while maintaining the target ERT closing.
In an article today in the newspaper Kathimerini, the prime minister insists will not back down at the end and warns that “if reforms do not take place immediately seize the enemies of democracy.”
“The problem is not ERT, not information. The problem is that if reforms progress, need the support of the people. And for that to happen it is necessary to attack the bastions of opacity and corruption …. The people know that you can not make an omelette without breaking eggs, “Samaras said in his article.
Should
at Monday’s meeting will not come to an agreement and at the risque by all partners, no one dares to exclude the breakup of the coalition and call for new elections.
“We do not want early elections, but if the Prime Minister is acting unilaterally will be solely responsible for causing these elections,” said today Kuvelis.
“Pasok not want elections, but the fears Pasok think that elections make a political mistake,” said Venizelos meanwhile.
Thousands of people continue to come every day to show their support for public television workers.
Artists and orchestras concerts held every evening until the early hours of the morning, transforming the garden of the building into a huge festival.
Despite the
signal interruption dozens of websites ERT program broadcast television and public radio across the country.
According to several polls published today, from 64% to 68% of the population is against the decision to close Samarás public broadcasting.
Some newspapers broke the strike today agreed with the unions until Monday and went out to the street, which has sparked a controversy among journalists and editors.
Strikers meanwhile published a paper written by them, Adésmefti Gnomi (Independent Review).
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