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EDITORIAL |
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Myth-making
The retirement of Prime Minister Costas Simitis from active and combative politics was necessary for the development of political life, but above all for PASOK itself.
Ever since the elections in 2000, the ruling party has stagnated, with administrative policies that are uninspired and lacking in broader scope, and over which a growing stench of scandal hovers. |
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COMMENTARY |
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Demand for change
"Change is the most constant demand in human history,» a veteran politician said recently, regarding PASOK's imminent leadership switch. Demand for change runs high in Greek society these days, part of PASOK's political and economic legacy. Most people believe that, apart from a few positive aspects, prolonged governance is harmful overall. They feel that the vested interests identified with PASOK for the past 20 years have acquired too much power, preventing the emergence of new forces. |
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OPINION |
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A political farce?
The new year has all the elements of a peculiar farce which has been designed with excessive pomposity by its creators. Clumsy and smug, they are doing little more than offering a pitiful spectacle as they undermine the very system which they seek to defend.
Prime Minister Costas Simitis appears to be carefully planning his escape route from electoral defeat. Never before have members of a political party appeared to have such a low opinion of their leader that they regard him as incapable of facing elections.
The allusive, timid Foreign Minister George Papandreou not only failed to broach the matter... |
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