PROBLEM

One term and an eteken… the May 10 debate on the renowned radio station ERT, despite the noble efforts of seven colleagues to raise the level of debate to the maximum. Seven speakers (Giorgos Kouvaras as ERT Coordinator, Mara Zachareas for Star, Sia Kosionis for SKAI, Giorgos Papadakis for ANT1, Antonis Schroiter for Alpha, Panagiotis Stathis for Open, and Rania Cima for Mega) asked for their letter to the cross party. direct positioning of political leaders, and then give them the opportunity to ask any free question. Colleagues are old enough to remember that the discussions in the inter-party committee are a sham.

ACCIDENT

There are serious political confrontations, there are those that are done just like that. “By law, we will abolish the ability of the Prime Minister to do whatever he wants, as Mr. Mitsotakis did today with the state plane,” SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said yesterday, picking up on the theme of Representative Popi Tsapanidou. , who opened the topic a little earlier. Yesterday afternoon, the Prime Minister responded in person, saying that the SYRIZA leader “has made a career out of personal attacks.” “I only use the prime minister’s plane when I have no other way,” said Mr. Mitsotakis, recalling that in 2019, “Mr. Tsipras also used it during the election campaign as prime minister, and he did it well. Let’s stop the jokes.” Another issue that has swallowed up ad space for no real reason. Why the parties choose these simple and formulaic communication solutions is unclear. Hardly any art is created unless it’s party work, in which case you’re just taking something out of the freezer.

FACE

Greek Ernesto Che Guevara (photo). Certainly not the Greek Che, the lively young Ernestos Tripoli, on whom the leader of the official opposition “fell”, raised very serious questions. “Your name is Ernesto, I thought that only my son was called that,” Alexis Tsipras said, referring to the 14-year-old. Then he hugged him and said: “The crazy priest baptized you too!” Mr. Tsipras’ enthusiasm for his own son’s new synonym was to be expected, since there is no excess of Ernestos in the Greek language. There were and are, of course, many famous ones, such as Laclau (husband of Sandal Muf, who is very appreciated in SYRIZA), Alonso, Maserati (yes, the one from the car industry) and, of course, Valverde, are known to football fans. And, of course, there is Ernest, Margrave (let’s say Duke) of Austria, who, somewhere in the middle of the 11th century, succeeded and expanded his territory, creating what we know as Lower Austria. In 1075, he was killed, as he probably made a bet on a “lame” horse during the battle when he was surrounded not by Pope Gregory VII, but by the German Henry IV. Does this comparison seem inappropriate? Erida tis Perivolia is as relevant to this topic as Che Guevara is to Greece.

PLACE

Mount Athos. Garden of the Virgin. The only seventh time when “Aksion Estin” – the icon of the Mother of God from the Kariya Channel on Athos – was taken outside the monastic state of Athos, coincided with the ongoing election campaign. The icon will remain on public pilgrimage until May 15, and it is certain that in the coming days there will be more photos of politicians in front of the icon. We have already seen how Adonis Georgiadis knelt in front of the icon, and the Prime Minister, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, have already welcomed the representatives of the Holy Community of Athos, as well as the political commissar of the autonomous state. On the periphery of the parties, the first frictions have already begun, small ones, of course, since games with religious feelings do not excite.

X ATTACK

“I believe that on May 22, a government of cooperation between the first and third, fourth, fifth,” the governor said yesterday (ANT1). KKE Dimitris Koutsoubas, depending, according to him, on which party will be the first. This is not the first and, it seems, not even the last time that Mr. KKE has “nailed down” this debate about the “government of the losers” plan. Everything will be judged by the rating and, most importantly, by the performances of the parties. Mr Koutsoubas also said that the KKE voted against the inter-party debate committee as Perissos called for free dialogue and debate.