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Thessaloniki, September 9 (M.P.A.)
Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Secretary-General Aleka Paparega stated today that her party is opposed to the flood of privatizations taking place within the public sector, fearing that falling into this trend will also be Thessaloniki's International Trade Fair (ITF). In Thessaloniki today, part of a series of stops in her pre-election campaign tour, the KKE Secretary-General visited the Fair's grounds and met with ITF officials. Ms. Paparega emphasized that if the Fair becomes privately-owned it will truly be alienated from the Greek people and will produce radical changes in the exhibit correlation of Greek and foreign products. "We recognize and view as significant the Fair's premise," emphasized Ms. Paparega, adding that this was the reason her party opposed the Fair's privatization during a Parliament session. Moreover, Ms. Paparega supported that an additional reason KKE is categorically opposed to privatization is the resulting job losses. Focusing on the upcoming elections of September 22, Ms. Paparega held that the Greek people must cast their vote based on political criteria and not on a "horse-race attitude where one bets on the first, last or middle party," referring to recent polls that give KKE a 4.9% share of votes. Ms. Paparega emphasized that KKE does not pay attention to polls, and maintained that the candidates must decide on what serves best the lower classes and the country's independence and sovereignty. This afternoon, the Communist Party leader will also tour through Thessaloniki's municipalities of Evosmos and Polihni, while in the evening she will also visit the Macedonian Press Agency's offices.
COMMUNIST PARTY OF GREECE LEADER VISITS THESSALONIKI TODAY Thessaloniki, September 9 (M.P.A.)
Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Secretary-General Aleka Paparega stated today that her party is opposed to the flood of privatizations taking place within the public sector, fearing that falling into this trend will also be Thessaloniki's International Trade Fair (ITF). In Thessaloniki today, part of a series of stops in her pre-election campaign tour, the KKE Secretary-General visited the Fair's grounds and met with ITF officials. Ms. Paparega emphasized that if the Fair becomes privately-owned it will truly be alienated from the Greek people and will produce radical changes in the exhibit correlation of Greek and foreign products. "We recognize and view as significant the Fair's premise," emphasized Ms. Paparega, adding that this was the reason her party opposed the Fair's privatization during a Parliament session. Moreover, Ms. Paparega supported that an additional reason KKE is categorically opposed to privatization is the resulting job losses. Focusing on the upcoming elections of September 22, Ms. Paparega held that the Greek people must cast their vote based on political criteria and not on a "horse-race attitude where one bets on the first, last or middle party," referring to recent polls that give KKE a 4.9% share of votes. Ms. Paparega emphasized that KKE does not pay attention to polls, and maintained that the candidates must decide on what serves best the lower classes and the country's independence and sovereignty. This afternoon, the Communist Party leader will also tour through Thessaloniki's municipalities of Evosmos and Polihni, while in the evening she will also visit the Macedonian Press Agency's offices.
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