The insult of Parliament took on enormous dimensions in the case much talked about Pachtas amendment, stated President of New Democracy Costas Karamanlis from Ierapetra in Crete, where he is on tour accompanied by the party's honorary President, Constantinos Mitsotakis. Drawing on the Porto Carras amendment, Mr. Karamanlis referred to a series of other scandalous, as he characterized them, amendments promoted by the PASOK government, such as those on Hellenic Tourist Real Estate and the Stock Market.