Hours after starting his new job, a junior Minister in Prime Minister
Alexis Tsipras’ Left—wing government resigned late Wednesday over
messages posted on his Twitter account that were considered racist and
anti-Semitic.
Dimitris Kammenos, a deputy Minister for Infrastructure, submitted his
resignation hours after Tsipras’ new Cabinet was sworn in.
The 49-year-old Kammenos is a member of parliament from the Independent
Greeks, a small right—wing party that joined the new coalition
government after a general election was held Sunday.
Kammenos said offending comments posted in 2014 and 2015 on his account
which has now been canceled were being investigated at his request by
the police’s cybercrime division. He added that several members of his
staff had helped run the account.
The resignation was an embarrassing start for Tsipras, who won a
surprisingly comfortable election victory but now faces a major
challenge in implementing the harsh terms of a third international
bailout.
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