Event at the Old Parliament for Anna Psarouda Benaki -Karamanlis warns rising public distrust in institutions – Samaras present at the event

The Panathenaic Women’s Organization hosted an lawsuit astatine the Old Parliament successful grant of the archetypal pistillate President of the Hellenic Parliament, Anna Psarouda-Benaki.

Former Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis attended, recalling his 2004 information of Benaki for the Presidency of Parliament. Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was besides present, accompanied by ND MP Miltos Chrysomallis.

In his speech, Karamanlis emphasized that governmental stability, particularly parliamentary democracy, relies connected decently functioning institutions, the regularisation of law, and judicial independence. He warned that erstwhile a increasing conception of nine believes these are compromised—institutions manipulated, Parliament weakened, governments unresponsive, the almighty unchecked, and the little privileged overburdened—a situation emerges.

He added: “This is simply a situation of devaluation, delegitimization, and rejection of the organization model and governmental system. These phenomena are real, contiguous some successful Greece and internationally. Restoring citizens’ spot requires immense effort. If this fails oregon is ignored, we look a large organization crisis. If underestimated, it volition pb to a first-order governmental crisis.”