(ANSAmed) - ROME, JUNE 24 - There will be no televised debate
between the Greek party leaders in the running for the July 7
early elections.
The Skai television station made the announcement, saying that no agreement had been found on the format of the debate. The debate was to have been between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, leader of the Syriza party; Kyriakos Mitsotakis, head of Nea Dimokratia; Dimitrtis Koutsoumbas, secretary of the KKE Communist party; Fofi Gennimatà of the Movement for Change socialist party; and Vasilis Leventis, from the Centrists Union.
Disagreements arose, however, over the possibility to engage in debates between two and monologues by various party leaders. Another problem was linked to the timeline. On June 30 there will be a special summit of EU heads of state and government and Tsipras, who is taking part, was said not to have time to prepare for the debate, which was likely to have been held on July 1 or before the summit. (ANSAmed).
The Skai television station made the announcement, saying that no agreement had been found on the format of the debate. The debate was to have been between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, leader of the Syriza party; Kyriakos Mitsotakis, head of Nea Dimokratia; Dimitrtis Koutsoumbas, secretary of the KKE Communist party; Fofi Gennimatà of the Movement for Change socialist party; and Vasilis Leventis, from the Centrists Union.
Disagreements arose, however, over the possibility to engage in debates between two and monologues by various party leaders. Another problem was linked to the timeline. On June 30 there will be a special summit of EU heads of state and government and Tsipras, who is taking part, was said not to have time to prepare for the debate, which was likely to have been held on July 1 or before the summit. (ANSAmed).
