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Yiannakis Gavriel: Resignation of the Minister of Agriculture is the Only Way - "Political Failure of the Government"

Published February 26, 2026, 14:15
Yiannakis Gavriel: Resignation of the Minister of Agriculture is the Only Way - "Political Failure of the Government"

MP Yiannakis Gavriel, President of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, calls for the resignation of the Minister of Agriculture, characterizing the management of the foot-and-mouth disease crisis as a serious political failure of the government. Gavriel states that the crisis adds to a series of failures, such as the wildfires and the water problem, and that the inadequacy in preventing and managing the disease is the last straw. He accuses the Ministry of lacking effective measures and of managing the crisis through communication, while also blaming the President of the Republic, calling on him to fulfill his institutional role. The Minister's resignation, according to Gavriel, is an act of elementary political integrity.