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THIS IS NOT A COUP: Όταν ο Μπαρόζο «διόρισε» τον πρωθυπουργό της Ελλάδας

Με αφορμή την κυκλοφορία του ντοκιμαντέρ This is not a coup από την Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών, το Σάββατο 1η Οκτωβρίου, παρουσιάζουμε αποσπάσματα των συνεντεύξεων που δεν μπορέσαμε να συμπεριλάβουμε στην τελική έκδοση της ταινίας.

Στο πρώτο απόσπασμα ο πρώην ανταποκριτής των Financial Times στην Ιταλία, Άλαν Φρίντμαν, αποκαλύπτει στιχομυθία του με τον Μανουέλ Μπαρόζο, o οποίος του αποκάλυψε ότι αυτός επέλεξε τον Λουκά Παπαδήμο για πρωθυπουργό της Ελλάδας.

Ο Φρίντμαν μιλά για το “ξύλο” που έφαγε ο Γιώργος Παπανδρέου στη σύνοδο των G20 στις Κάνες και την τελική απομάκρυνσή του μετά τις παρεμβάσεις της Κομισιόν, της Γαλλίας και της Γερμανίας ενώ δεν παραλείπει να αναφερθεί στο σκοτεινό ρόλο του Ευάγγελου Βενιζέλου.




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