Sakis Moumtzis

OPINION Is it a victory for moderation, though? The sun rises behind the US Capitol following the US midterm elections in Washington, DC, on November 4. [Eric Lee/Reuters] Yes, the outcome of the midterm elections in the United States is, at first glance, a victory for moderation, as the majority of American voters sought to counterbalance the extreme policies adopted by the MAGA movement and Donald Trump by voting in favor of the extreme choices of the Democrats.

OPINION Trouble was avoided, this time Anti-fascist demonstrators gather on October 28 at the Eleftherios Venizelos statue in Thessaloniki to protest an event organized by Ilias Kasidiaris, a former top-tier official of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn. He has been working on making a comeback after his recent release from prison. The rally turned violent when police tried to stop demonstrators from marching to the hotel where Kasidiaris was speaking.

OPINION Kostas Karamanlis’ political platform Former conservative prime minister Kostas Karamanlis was more unambiguous than he’s ever been, at the War Museum in Athens on Sunday, laying out his political platform without his usual vague expressions of concern. Ideologically and politically coherent, it will serve as a rallying point for his supporters – for those searching for the New Democracy party’s lost soul. Does this mean he is returning to politics? He never left.