Giannis Loulis was a close associate and political adviser to former Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, and is considered The “father” of the much -discussed strategy of “middle space” for the Greek center -right.
Read the full analysis of Yiannis Loulis:
“The domestic political scene in our country is dominated – and rightly – by the tragedy of Tempi. It took a long time for this to happen, until Maria Karystianou, one of the mothers who lost her daughter, begins to illuminate any responsibilities of the government.
Her crusade was catalytic. She highlighted dark corners with her questions. Step by step. The masses of its appeal in society has become wider. Her whole presence shaped a new landscape, a new setting. After all, the original government reaction was an attempt to communicate self -protection. Which, in the end, fell into the void. Government propaganda was defeated. Karystianou prevailed.
Initially the Mitsotakis government felt powerful. The left, slowly, decomposed. PASOK did not broadcast robust, either at the level of leadership or something separate to its executives. It was serious that the prime minister’s assassination was made a first statement after Tempi’s tragedy that there was a “human mistake”. His US adviser urged him not to repeat that statement. It was also important for Kostas Achilleas Karamanlis to re -state in his region for a member of the national elections. As if he had no responsibility. Mistakes multiplied. And the political costs were at the forefront of ND.
When, suddenly, the first nationwide protest with Tempes, all over Greece, began, it would be realized that a new reality was manifested as a protest stream. Beyond that, the mobilizations with their huge presence sent a clear message of disapproval of the vast majority of citizens. And especially the younger ages.
At the same time, suddenly – and unplanned – Mitsotakis, in an interview with Antonis Schroeder, could not bring results in his relationship with Karystianos. Mitsotakis was in need. Not Karystianou. She keeps long distances. The gap here, then, is both intense and reasonable.
More generally, the opposition space is charting its own course. The left, at this stage, is looking for a compass, somewhere lost in its microcosm. Theoretically, PASOK should have a clear direction and a clear mark. But there are gaps everywhere. Some spark is a luxury. As the polls show, only Konstantopoulou has a stigma and an opinion. But other executives with quality beside her.
Finally, ND You will now need a new picture. So, as her image is tired and without power, it remains to be seen where he will find a new balance. To look well in the mirror. Does it find something fresh. A freshness, however, that now only Karystianou has. Because its goals, if anything, have their own lives. “