In the presence of the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou his book was presented on Monday evening Capsi pantels “Autumn – 2011: Center-Left Year Zero” (published by Metaihmio), which refers to the collapse of the centre-left during the great economic crisis that hit Greece, and attempts to answer the question why PASOK paid so dearly for the memorandums in relation to the ND. and SYRIZA.

Speaking at an event coordinated by a journalist Fofi YotakiHonorary Professor of Political Science Giannis Voulgaris placed the economic crisis and the crisis of the center-left in the international environment, noting that Greece, due to its characteristics and chronic pathologies, suffered the most dramatic consequences compared to other states.

The former commissioner spoke of “the two souls of PASOK, the popular and the modernist, who fought internal battles, and power or the prospect of power kept them together but separated.” Anna Diamantopoulou. He compared the crisis to “a tectonic earthquake that fundamentally shook the political system and especially the split party at the time” and mentioned that the collapse of PASOK was captured by a new term called “Pasokification”.

Director “K” Alexis Papahelas, he stressed that Greek democracy and society have shown particular maturity and resilience, stressing that if the same thing happened in France, “we would see the Bastille”. Finally, a journalist Stavros Theodorakis gave the book its own title: “2011: Nobody’s Good”, objecting to Pantelis Kapsis’ boldness to talk about the weaknesses of the main characters of the era.