Megaro Maximos has been in a state of constant crisis management lately as recent events combined with the fact that the position of general secretary remains vacant – Giannis Bratakos takes office September 10th – have created arrhythmias. And since we are in the pre-election year, a person who will manage the deputies should be found among others. As an old deputy told me, the management of a parliamentary group requires delicate movements, since it must be divided into three categories: always easily elected and therefore do not “care” to do as they think. The second category is those who are between them, and their election depends on the percentage of the party. This is perhaps the easiest to manage. And the third category is those who are not selected first on the list by a simple analogy and definitely want special treatment. As an experienced leader noted, “deputies always think about one thing: about re-election.”

Vanguard

It is expected that the television appearances of Thanasis Contogeorgis in the next period will be more and more frequent, and not only, since the recognition of Maximos by his leadership is a matter of course. c.g. Government coordination has a benign and centrist profile, which is considered especially useful in the current era of an increasingly political climate.

Flirting is over

Many have said that Eva Kylie constantly flirts with N.D. And some, more advanced, pointed out that this could eventually be translated into translation if Eva parted ways with President Androulakis. Even if the scenario were true, which I don’t accept, after the recent events, any possibility goes into the box.

They provoke interference

Many are expecting – or even provoking – the two former prime ministers, Karamanlis and Samaras, to take a stand on the issue of surveillance with a rather veiled hope of deconstructing the government. However, the two formers are not working, so they will defend their position whenever they decide they have something to say, and certainly not under pressure from third parties. Karamanlis, let me remind you, that he has a long-planned speech in Anoia on August 31, in memory of Giannis Kefalogiannis, and if he sees fit, he can turn to the topic of the day.

Motto

What does the fires have to do with EYP wiretapping? The government’s motto is that it moves forward “correcting mistakes” and just as happened last year with huge fires and the subsequent reorganization of the Civil Protection, something similar will be done with the EMP, which will be further protected so that unacceptable phenomena auditions were not repeated. And we will see how this motto appears in the next period.

Expatriate Complaints

As you know, PASOK President Nikos Androulakis was in Canada on August 15, where he met with compatriots. I learned two things that this went on: first, the expatriates’ numerous complaints about how the government gave them the right to vote, as many told the Cretan that a “right” with so many obstacles is not born. Androulakis seized the opportunity and told them that when PASOK was reformed… the government would change the law. The second thing that impressed him was that many third-generation children spoke Greek to him, as they go to school and learn the language of their grandparents, and often great-grandfathers.

two lines

In PASOK I find out that there are two lines on the subject of surveillance. One, as Andreas Loverdos put it, is softer, while the other requires a harder line and Androulakis to follow it through. So far, something in between prevails, and everyone is waiting for the final decisions of the President, who adheres to a rather hard line.

Ahead of experienced

However, the objective problem that PASOK and its president have to face is that in Wednesday’s parliamentary door-to-door debate, Nikos Androulakis is unable to take the podium to talk about the issue of surveillance, and will be represented by Michalis Katrinis, who no matter how nobly he tries, he cannot fill the void. Therefore, in Harilau-Trikoupi they also influence the Committee on Institutions and Transparency, where PASOK is represented by the experienced Skandalidis and Kastanidis.

tons fell

I leave the country and go abroad. The more observant will note that the government has for some time now put a stop to its criticism of Moscow, with which relations have deteriorated sharply since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The new international situation and the volatility of the situation before winter balanced the pendulum, since the main thing for Athens, as for other European countries, is to achieve stability in a new, largely unknown environment.

Demiri’s bet

Since not everything is destined for domestic political consumption, the first thing the seasoned ambassador and new National Intelligence Service commander Themistocles Demiris should do, experienced sources say, is to restore the agency’s credibility abroad, as they have so far suffered from the profile and trust of foreign intelligence agencies. And this is a matter of national importance, regardless of parties and individuals.