So you have the 3 biggest parties at the last election refusing to speak to each other, even though their...
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So the parties can't come to an agreement. I say so what? The problem seems to be they cannot elect...
As usual Athens News carries an excellent article which I have included at the bottom. They break down the procedure...
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, Hon. RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965)...
For a bit of background on my thinking check on this post on the political manoeuvring behind the Greek election date. Getting back to this...
As is typical in the Greek media, details are sketchy to non-existent. (more…)
I have written before about the constant stalling on the holding of general elections in Greece. The news today is...
The politicians no longer represent the wishes of the electorate. That is the one simple fact. It is that simple....
You have to feel for Samaras. I think he wants to do the right thing for Greece but he is...
How democracy has ended in Greece without so much as a single news article in the media I do not...
Athens News carried an article today saying how 3 out of 5 Greeks approve of Papademos as Prime Minister. How...
Wikipedia defines tyrant as Plato and Aristotle define a tyrant as, "one who rules without law, looks to his own advantage...
About the authorTakis Pappas is an associate professor of comparative politics at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece (on leave)...