National Unity

What nations need above all is a point of reference, an anchor, a figure that can console them in tragic circumstances and inspirit them in tough times.

It is the courage, bravery, and resolve of that great OXI that is the reason that Greece is the only nation that celebrates the start of the war - in a national holiday marked by military and student parades each year on this day - and not the end.

The Metropolitan bishop took a clear stand even as a growing divide is evolving in Greece between vaccinated and unvaccinated citizens and between members of families, groups, and society.

That final legacy of national unity for his compatriots is the best epilogue for a full life, which was not without its contradictions, but it also constitutes an admonition for how we should face the future.

We need unity and discipline and that is why the president and the government underlined that the pandemic is a national affair which does not concern only the government and authorities.

In managing the migration and refugee problem everyone has a duty to adopt a similar stance. as there is no room for autonomous actions or personal political strategies.

The PM appeared divisive toward the citizens, pointed the finger at enemies (including the media), and targeted public figures who led the country at difficult moments