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SYRIZA files an official complaint against ERT, the Greek public service broadcaster, for failing to broadcast the opposition’s new proposal for the National Health System
In addition to journalistic allegations of censorship within ERT, in March 2021 SYRIZA accused the management of ERT of refusing to report on the official opposition party’s new policy proposal. An announcement made by the party claims that, “in an unprecedented move for the public service broadcaster, they are refusing to broadcast a speech by Alexis Tsipras in which he will present SYRIZA’s programme for the new National Health Service.”
The announcement also criticized the president of ERT, Konstantinos Zoulas, accusing him of displaying bias in favor of the ruling New Democracy party, for whom he previously worked as the Head of the Press Office before taking over as the president of ERT.
According to the demands of objectivity and pluralism, ERT must present the political positions of all parties in proportion to their electoral power.
According to the complaint, the above obligation of the public radio and television service was not complied with, since the proposal of the official opposition party on a very important social issue was not broadcast.
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