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Posts by Nick Malkoutzis
A leader from nowhere, but to where?
Stefanos Kasselakis was elected the new leader of Greece’s main opposition party, SYRIZA, on Friday. Based on 75 pct of the 133,700 votes counted on Sunday night, he gained roughly 57 pct of the vote, against around 43 pct for his rival Efi Achtsioglou, a former labour minister.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (407), Greece (519)
Our cruel summer
For decades, jumping onto a ferry at the last minute as it prepared to leave for one of the islands was almost a rite of passage in Greece. The lax safety procedures never bothered anyone. It was quaint to leap onto the loading ramp without being impeded by crush barriers, security checks or coast guard officers, but it was also convenient. But this view, commonly accepted for so many years, changed overnight.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Society (149), Greece (519)
Our tragedy: How could this happen?
There is one question more than any other swirling around in our minds as we contemplate the devastation of this week’s train crash, which killed more than 50 people, mostly young Greeks: How could this happen?
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (407), Society (149), Greece (519)
Bound to lose
For an instant it was exhilarating. Some seven years after antifascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas and migrant worker Luqman Shahzad were murdered and numerous others attacked, the leadership and several members of Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn were convicted on October 7 of operating as a criminal organisation.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (407), Society (149), Greece (519)
On lockdown: The moments that will remain
If we’re lucky (and, let’s be honest, circumstance will have played some part), we’ll look back on the last few weeks and remember the peculiar moments rather than the tragic incidents.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (407), Society (149), Greece (519)