Konstantinos Karamanlis

Greece's presidential elections have often acted as a trigger for major political developments. In 1980, for example, Konstantinos Karamanlis' transition from prime minister to president was accompanied by a broad realignment of the political landscape.

"If the head of state lacks even basic powers, how can they fulfill their regulatory role?

50 years ago, on December 8, 1974, on a sunny Sunday, the Greeks, in seemingly the most democratic way, through a referendum and in a state of full freedom, solved once and for all the question of the form of government. It was a problem nearly inherent in the establishment of the modern Greek state, which had divided the Greek people and had been the cause of many calamities.

Former Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis once again focused on Greek-Turkish relations, speaking at an event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Karpathos. “I am not questioning anyone’s patriotism,” he made clear, drawing a line from the positions of Antonis Samaras that led to his expulsion from New Democracy.

The following conversation with Petros Molyviatis may have taken place 20 years ago, but it could just as well have been yesterday. This is not only because the agenda of Greek-Turkish relations has been shaped since the 1970s, with the fundamental differences that emerged back then remaining unbridged - and Turkey persistently adding new ones.

Most prime ministers in the post-dictatorship period have wanted to come to some form of agreement with Turkey. Konstantinos Karamanlis certainly did, Andreas Papandreou made a solid effort at Davos, Konstantinos Mitsotakis thought of it constantly and Kostas Simitis pursued it systematically.

The issue of Cyprus' accession to NATO is an old but very bitter one due to the mistakes made and the distortions it reveals in political culture.

Hello, I found last night’s interview of K.M. on Alpha (with Sroiter) quite interesting in several aspects, and I’ll highlight some points that represent certain changes. First of all, regarding his stance on the Samaras-Karamanlis duo, who have been systematically attacking him for the past few months without any apparent reason.

An interesting political development emerged from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ interview on Alpha TV’s Autopsia with Antonis Sroiter, amidst a fragmented polling landscape fille

The rift inside ruling New Democracy continued to make headlines last week.