Greek MP Dimitris Kyriatzidis referred to Parliament Ethics Committee over sexist remark

Dimitris Kyriatzidis Zoi Konstantopoulou Ethics Committee Nikitas Kaklamanis sexist remark

President of the Hellenic Parliament Nikitas Kaklamanis referred New Democracy MP Dimitris Kyriatzidis to the Parliament’s Ethics Committee after the lawmaker repeated a sexist comment towards Zoi Konstantopoulou, President of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Freedom. The remark – “go have no child” – had previously led to Kyriatzidis’s expulsion from the New Democracy parliamentary group in March 2025 and his reinstatement in October 2025. He described the comment as a “wish” or “goodwill” and claimed it was a harmless “wish”.

Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and several opposition MPs condemned the statement as sexist and damaging to parliamentary dignity, demanding Kyriatzidis’s removal from the party’s parliamentary faction. The Ethics Committee will examine the session transcript to determine whether Kyriatzidis breached the parliamentary code of conduct. The incident sparked heightened tension and a wave of condemnation across party lines within the Greek Parliament.

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Dimitris Kyriatzidis · Dimitris Kyriazidis · Freedom Movement (Plēuseis Eleftherias) · Giorgos Floridis · Greek Parliament · Greek Parliament Ethics Committee · Lina Mendoni · Ministry of Justice (Greece) · New Democracy · New Democracy (ND) · Nikitas Kaklamanis · Parliamentary Ethics Committee

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[● 2 SOURCES] MP Dimitris Keridis defended the protection of all Greeks’ rights but condemned Kyriazidis’s language as deeply unparliamentary. myportal.gr · www.ertnews.gr
[● 2 SOURCES] The President said the remarks caused tension and harmed the reputation of the parliamentary institution. myportal.gr · www.ertnews.gr
[● 2 SOURCES] Keridis called the behaviour anti‑democratic and urged the Ethics Committee to act. myportal.gr · www.ertnews.gr
[● 16 SOURCES] The Ethics Committee will examine whether the conduct complies with the Code of Conduct for MPs. myportal.gr · www.ertnews.gr · pasok.gr · flamis.gr · pellasimera.gr · +10 more
[● 16 SOURCES] The excerpt concerned remarks by New Democracy MP Dimitris Kyriazidis. myportal.gr · www.ertnews.gr · pasok.gr · flamis.gr · pellasimera.gr · +10 more
[● 2 SOURCES] Earlier in the session, Kyriazidis criticized Zoi Konstantopoulou. myportal.gr · www.ertnews.gr
[● 2 SOURCES] The President of the Hellenic Parliament sent an excerpt of the plenary session minutes to the Ethics Committee. myportal.gr · www.ertnews.gr
[● 18 SOURCES] Kyriatzidis characterised his comment as a “wish”. pellasimera.gr · www.dnews.gr · www.zougla.gr · flamis.gr · pasok.gr · +12 more
[● 22 SOURCES] Parliament President Nikitas Kaklamanis referred MP Dimitris Kyriatzidis to the Ethics Committee. www.dnews.gr · www.zougla.gr · flamis.gr · pellasimera.gr · www.lifo.gr · +16 more
[● 21 SOURCES] The Ethics Committee will examine the session transcript to decide on possible sanctions. www.dnews.gr · www.thepressroom.gr · flamis.gr · pellasimera.gr · pasok.gr · +15 more
[● 20 SOURCES] Kyriazidis was expelled from the New Democracy parliamentary group in March 2025 for a similar sexist comment and reinstated in October 2025. pellasimera.gr · thefaq.gr · flamis.gr · www.tromaktiko.gr · www.dnews.gr · +14 more
[● 4 SOURCES] Kyriatzidis claimed he had been subjected to defamatory attacks by Konstantopoulou for ten months. pellasimera.gr · www.thepressroom.gr · www.zougla.gr · flamis.gr