Embarrassment and malicious comments in the government have been caused by the revelation that the vice president spent New Year’s Eve at a luxurious hotel.
The fact that Pagkalos has been accusing large groups of workers of causing the crisis, while he is immersed in luxury, has left the majority of the members of PASOK gasping. His behavior does not tally with the role of the complainant, as they say.
At Maximou, they are taken aback by this situation and close colleagues of the PM are keeping strict distances from the vice president, refusing to cover for him.
Sources say that Papandreou will probably send an indirect but clear message to each side that the government does not endorse such behavior, when it is implementing such rough measures towards workers.
In reality, Pagkalos is turning into a foreign body within the government, since he rarely takes part in crucial proceedings, even though the PM has formally assigned important responsibilities to him.
As members of the government are worriedly saying, “Pagkalos will not be able to walk in the streets in a while and none of us is in the mood to cover for him only because he is vice president. He is responsible for his own words and his actions”.
Speaking to the press on Monday, the government spokesperson, G. Petalotis, did not take sides on the issues raised by Proto Thema reports, saying that “the government does not need to do so”.
“Mr. Pangalos shared his own views in his own way, but already there are official statements on the government’s part” Mr. Petalotis commented on Pangalos’ recent attacks on public sector employees. He pointed out that: “Mr. Pangalos’ views are not representative of the government’s”.
“The statements are characteristic of the person who makes them”, he added.
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