If George Papandreou had accepted my proposal to request a qualified majority of three-fifths for the vote on the first memorandum, as was necessary for historical and political reasons, things would have developed completely differently for all of us. According to Mr. Venizelos, PASOK backed away from the idea of a broader majority, "believing that the memorandum must be voted through at all costs in order to secure the loan and avoid an uncontrolled bankruptcy," while there was also "naivety" in thinking that "we will handle the memorandum, the country will be saved and we have no reason to share the..." #Βενιζέλος #Δαμανάκη #μνημόνιο (translated)
Βενιζέλος, Δαμανάκη στο συνέδριο του «Β» – Οι μνήμες από την κρίση και τα αντίβαρα της πολιτικής
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