THE Member of PASOK Chios, Stavros Michaelides, publicly expressed his strong dissatisfaction with reception carried out at Presidential palace On the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the restoration of democracy. With a post that bears a clear tone of depreciation, he compared the event with the award of Oscar Awardsstressing that it is a “nasty” and “meaningless” ceremony, cut off from its historical depth.
The criticism He is not only directed against the character of the reception, but also indirectly against the leadership of his party, as many of the MPs and President Nikos Androulakis himself gave the “present”. Michaelides made it clear that he was consciously abstaining, regarding the event as “public relations” and informed in writing the President of the Republic of his decision not to participate.
His statement:
“July 24, 1974 is an extremely important day for the history of our nation, not inferior to other mountains for democracy. However, the messages that the state is required to broadcast for this important anniversary are unfortunately limited each year to a meaningless, uninvited, reception at the Presidential Palace which tends to mimic the Oscar awards ceremony.ยป.
Michaelides’ intervention has already sparked discussions both within PASOK and in the wider political arena, raising questions about the feasibility and character of such institutional events, as well as the intra -party balances.