P Psycharis Stavros

The discussion is well-know and always relevant. The newly-elected Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou met New Democracy’s MP from Kozani Michalis Papakonstantinou at a reception. The two politicians had a warm greeting, as they shared common history and their relations were tested during the Apostasy. Michalis Papakonstantinou was Deputy Minister of Defense in the Georgios Papandreou […]

Today To Vima is giving two of its readers the reigns of today’s main article. They propose immediate humorous solution to three current problems, even though they are no laughing matter. These are their proposals for MPs, ministers and vultures of public funds. Regarding MPs: It is compulsory for the children of all MPs from […]

There are three reasons that support the estimation that it is unlikely that we will have a triple election in May – municipal, European and (early) parliamentary. While there is a scent of election in the political atmosphere, the interested parties do not seem to be in a rush. Mr. Antonis Samaras doesn’t want elections […]

An old politician who dedicated his life to politics, but had philosophical outbursts, was once asked which scientists were better and more skilled; those with a European or an American education. He responded that it is not so important where those with the ability to study in the top universities actually study, as much as […]

The trumpets are blowing, the race begins. Irrespective of who will win, the New Year will bring us deep political changes. From the supply scandals of the Armed Forces, to the soap-opera scandal starring the nephew of New Democracy’s founder, public opinion will be have lot to consider in the new year until the end […]

Imagine Mr. Tsipras as Prime Minister! What do you think? The ambiguous results of the latest political polls encourage the various scenarios about political developments. Many believe that Antonis Samaras will remain in power, while a growing number of people believe that Mr. Tsipras will be the new tenant at “Maximos Hall”. There are many […]

In 1955 Konstantinos Karamanlis, with the royal approval, succeeded Alexandros Papagos in the leadership of the Right and formed ERE, the National Radical Union ERE was abolished in 1974 by its own founder, who chose to name the traditional Right party “New Democracy”. The aggressive “radical” designation was forgotten in time, until the “Coalition of […]

The Greek Parliament has witnessed clashes in the past, including situations where arguing MPs suffered minor injuries from scuffles. In the past the Presidency has asked for the intervention of the guards, who are traditionally tasked with guarding the parliamentary hall. The older generations might remember glasses being thrown, insults exchanged and benches being struck […]

Today we probably say that “we are doing alright abroad, but domestically…”. The phrase has been attributed to Konstantinos Karamanlis in the late 1970s, when he was struggling to get Greece to join the European Union. Karamanlis was traveling from country to country to secure the YES of the nine, at the time, European partners. […]

The “hints” in the recent political discussion in Parliament could have been happy intermissions. Unfortunately though they were the opportunity for some to begin slinging mud… They are the professional applauders who flourish the courts of political leaders, until they are discovered and kicked out! In this particular case, the “invisible” staff of the leader […]

There is a Greek saying that you will learn the truth from the young and the crazy. In our case the two political divs that recently caused waves are neither young, nor insane politicians, even though the Greek Parliament is teeming with such medical cases. They both began from the parties that held the Hammer […]

“Big business” is, by default, greedy and voracious and quite often it is not satisfied by reasonable profits. Some do not hesitate to strangle the Markets in order to document huge profits in their books. Even worse: they are not content with their legal profits from transaction in the international stock exchanges etc… Often, the […]

On last Thursday evening all television stations focused on the Mrs. Merkel’s decision to “co-exist” with Mr. Gabriel. The Chancellor’s “matchmakers” and the representatives of the German social democrats came to an agreement and the former foes will govern Germany together, as the two main parties decided to unite their forces and cooperate, by setting […]

It is always darker before dawn. It is midnight for the Greek economy and in the darkness a specter is haunting the country: the troika, more savage than ever and suspect in many ways. It is time that the pursuers of great interests focused their interests in all the paradoxes take place before the infamous […]

Contemporary Greece had the opportunity to “savor” closely at least three huge trials. We saw those responsible for the 21st of April 1967 coup sit in the dock, in a fair trial that resulted in a death sentence. No fuss was caused when their sentence was changed from death to life imprisonment. Karamanlis and Degiannis […]

To have a revolution you need revolutionaries – if they exist, let them rouse the People. To change everything, to overturn the economic and social system that is, the aforementioned revolution is required. To have a military coup, that is a different story… Let’s take things from the start though. In our age, if revolutions […]