Corruption: coincidence or pattern?
Voters cannot grasp how a government minister can possibly set up a real estate company, make dealings with off-shore firms and see his assets skyrocket during his tenure in the administration. There may in fact be legal, or rather legalistic, excuses to explain his every action. Nevertheless, the issue inevitably raises a number of moral questions. People cannot be expected to understand the dealings of an active minister with off-shore companies. Voters have every right to wonder just how many coincidences it takes to equal a pattern. The government of New Democracy enjoyed a clear moral advantage as it came to power following a long period of graft and corruption nourished by socialist governments. It would be a pity to relinquish that advantage merely because of the wrongdoing of certain individuals who do not hesitate to cross all the red lines that a politician is expected to respect. If this is something that the wrongdoers fail to see, then someone has to tell them off.
