Politis

Videogate: Ministers Defend Controversial Video

Published January 15, 2026, 06:18
Videogate: Ministers Defend Controversial Video

The controversial video has shifted the burden of justification onto Ministers Konstantinos Ioannou and Vasilis Palmas. Both ministers, acting also as government spokespersons, found nothing objectionable in the video and defended the handling of the situation by the Presidential Office, protecting the President, the First Lady, and the former Director of the President's Office. The question that arises is to what extent the ministers genuinely believe what they are stating.