Apostasia

A visit by a deposed king was a huge political deal 30-odd years ago, with some people even viewing it as a genuine threat to the nation. The government of Konstantinos Mitsotakis was even compelled - under pressure from the media - to scramble helicopters and navy ships to keep an eye on the former royal family, as if they were carrying out an invasion. History's wounds were still very fresh.

It has been 50 years since the founding declaration of New Democracy on October 4, 1974. The declaration was signed solely by Konstantinos Karamanlis, just two and a half months after his return to Greece, following 11 years of self-imposed “exile” in Paris. Thus, the party was established, which, along with PASOK, became the two main pillars of the post-dictatorial Greek Republic.

A joint meeting of the Political Council and Parliamentary Group is scheduled for tomorrow. Intervention by Doukas and Papandreou for a progressive front

We all have our concerns. The people of this country have their own huge concerns about what they will wake up to next. Then you read and hear that some people have their own great anxiety about whether the next Parliament will include a member from this or that political family.

One of the myths recently circulating on the internet, a fake story, is that Greece's deposed monarch, Constantine II, who was buried on Monday at Tatoi, "never opposed democracy." This is false. The late monarch opposed it by his activities and constantly opposed it by his omissions.

Former Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis, one of Greece's most prominent veteran politicians, died early on Monday, his family said. He was 98.

He was "surrounded by people whom he loved and loved him" when he passed away, his family said in a brief statement carried by the semi-official Athens News Agency.

Everyone is in a rush to become prime minister in this country, as if they have not learned a single thing from its political history.
While still in opposition, PASOK’s George Papandreou made persistent calls for elections “right now,” as he put it. Papa... ...