Herapetrite remains a state

Giorgos Herapetritis’s acceptance of his new duties does not mean that he is leaving his position as an employee at Maximos Palace. He revealed this indirectly, but not clearly, during the handover ceremony, as he listed his role in the ministry and added that the political issues of infrastructure and transport would continue to be “managed” by two deputy ministers, Karagiannis and Papadopoulos. In fact, he holds a position with a central mandate to oversee the committee of experts that is investigating the causes of the Tempe accident.

Immediate result

With citizens’ mistrust of the political system at an all-time high – and rightly so – the question is when to expect a report that will record the causes of the tragedy. I asked about this and received the answer that it will be done immediately, that is, within a month, since the goal of the new minister is to avoid delays.

Letter writing

The envelope with the bullet was sent to the mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis. A suspicious envelope with no sender’s name arrived on Thursday at City Hall at 63 Athinas Street and was opened by an employee. In addition to the bullet, it contained a typewritten letter insulting the municipal police.

Condolences to Biden

Via Twitter, US President Joe Biden expressed his condolences over the train accident in Greece that killed dozens of people. “On behalf of the American people, Jill and I express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims,” the US President wrote, wishing “a speedy recovery to those affected.”

Only business

In Maximu, not only every discussion of the issue of parliamentary elections was “frozen” (detailed report on page 7), but also all unresolved issues that remained open in connection with the elections. As a source at Maximos Palace told me, all the meetings that have taken place over the past two days have been devoted to the operational management of the tragedy, and everything else has been postponed until next week.

weighing

In the midst of such an unspeakable tragedy, it is not easy to tame politics, which by its very nature is a voracious sport. This golden ratio was found by PASOK President Nikos Androulakis, who came out with self-evident strong opposition, saying that the government’s obligations would be paid when the time was right, but at the same time, he kept the tones at the level they should be due to national mourning. . However, Harilaou Trikoupi’s sources noted that after the mourning is over, questions to the government will be pressing.