Former Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis is expected to deliver a serious warning about the state of institutions in our country, during an event organized by the Panhellenic Women’s Organization at the Old Parliament. It should be noted that the event was held in honor of Anna Psarouda Benaki, the first woman to assume the office of President of the Hellenic Parliament. From the podium of the Old Parliament, the former prime minister will address Justice and Institutions where he is expected to meaningfully state that political stability, particularly parliamentary democracy, has as a fundamental prerequisite the proper functioning of institutions, the establishment of rule of law, and the substantial independence of Justice.
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Kostas Karamanlis: Major political crisis if citizens’ trust is underestimated or ignored
According to what Kostas Karamanlis will state, restoring the respect and trust that citizens should have in state institutions represents an extremely difficult mission. This effort is characterized as titanic and requires continuous and methodical work from all involved parties. The former prime minister will emphasize that if this critical effort proves unsuccessful or fails to produce the desired results, the country risks being led into more serious institutional instability. At the same time, Kostas Karamanlis will stress that underestimating or completely ignoring this situation could lead Greece into a political crisis of exceptional dimensions.
The former prime minister, Kostas Karamanlis will specifically emphasize that: “Restoring citizens’ respect and trust requires laborious and titanic effort. If it proves unattainable or fruitless, we are heading toward a major institutional crisis. If it is underestimated or ignored, we are rapidly moving toward a first-magnitude political crisis. I note that our history teaches us that such crises, in Greece’s case primarily due to geopolitical conditions, almost always coincide with national crises“.
