Opposition slams government over Venezuela, fccuses PM of andermining international law
Greece’s opposition parties have strongly criticised the government over its stance on the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of tolerating violations of international law and damaging the country’s national dignity.
Opposition figures, including former prime minister Antonis Samaras and sources close to ex-premier Alexis Tsipras, accused Mitsotakis of selectively invoking international law and acting as a “submissive ally.” Tsipras’ aides said the prime minister avoided commenting on the legality of U.S. actions while choosing to attack political opponents instead, describing this approach as politically cynical and internationally harmful for Greece.
PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis described the operation as a “dangerous historical precedent,” stressing that political change cannot be imposed through foreign military intervention. He warned that the prime minister’s silence on international law effectively legitimises illegal interventions worldwide and could set a dangerous precedent for Greece’s own sovereignty, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus.
From SYRIZA–Progressive Alliance, party leader Socrates Famellos condemned what he called an “illegal imperialist intervention” that increases global insecurity and exposes the European Union’s weakness in foreign and security policy. He argued that the EU response was both inadequate and politically fragile, recalling similar shortcomings during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Course of Freedom (Plefsi Elefherias) leader Zoe Konstantopoulou went further, denouncing a “blatant violation of international law” and calling for the immediate convening of the Greek parliament. She accused the government of covering up what she described as an act of aggressive war and formally requested an emergency parliamentary debate, warning that Greece must not appear indifferent to actions that undermine democracy, sovereignty and international legality.
