Thanasis Avgerinos fired back with a sharp post on platform X following Maria Karystianou’s decision to expel him from her party, “Hope for Democracy.” Accompanying his post with the cover of Antonis Samarakis’ book Wanted: Hope, he wrote the phrase “God blinds those whom He wishes to destroy”, adding in a postscript: “Let’s read printed books on holiday. They educate, console, and protect us from egomanias…” — a clear dig at the party’s leader.
…μωραίνει Κύριος ὃν βούλεται ἀπολέσαι…
ΥΓ. Ας διαβάζουμε τυπωμένα βιβλία στις διακοπές. Μορφώνουν, παρηγορούν, προστατεύουν από τις εγωμανίες… pic.twitter.com/jYnCrQOmzC— Avgerinos Thanassis (@AvgerinosMoscow) August 2, 2026
Karystianou expels Avgerinos from the party
Earlier, Maria Karystianou had moved to expel her party’s former spokesperson. She accused him of “divisive statements and behavior” that reveal a “hidden agenda of sabotage and control.”
Ms. Karystianou’s official statement:
“The divisive statements and behavior of Athanasios Avgerinos against the Hope for Democracy Movement, combined with a series of actions and public positions that violated the Movement’s fundamental principle of excluding cooperation with established political parties, undermine the unity of the Movement, reveal a hidden agenda of sabotage and control, and therefore result in his expulsion from it.
I address all citizens with love and ask you to safeguard our unity, so that the Community of Citizens may achieve great things.”
