Sound absent from the funeral Simitis Papandreou stayed in China emptyed the offices in Taurus Kasselakis, looking for a new 2nd formal election of Roussopoulos in the Council of Europe

I believe that what happened yesterday at his funeral for 7 years and 7 months as Prime Minister Costas Simitis is a world first in the Republics. Not one former Prime Minister or former President of the Republic gave the “present”. Former PASOK Prime Minister George Papandreou who on January 6, 2004 took the “ring” from Simitis and on June 12, 2008 deleted him from the Parliamentary Group (not from the party), missing on a … business trip to China. “Unfortunately my obligations in China where I am do not allow me to return to Greece in time to participate in the last goodbye. We will always remember you with respect and appreciation” he wrote in his post to X. The background NEWSIT contacted Harilaou Trikoupi and asked whether George Papandreou’s trip to China had anything to do with his parliamentary or party obligations and if that is why he was unable to change his ticket and come for the funeral of Kostas Simitis, since the former Prime Minister left life on Sunday morning and was buried yesterday Thursday, four days later. The answer I got was that Papandreou called the party on Fourth and informed them that he is absent in China because he has some obligations and will not be able to attend the funeral. He didn’t explain what kind of obligations these are. They’re obviously personal, if they were policies, they’d be known. Former President of the Republic of Prokopis Pavlopoulos and the former Prime Ministers of SW Costas Karamanlis and Antonis Samaras simply did not consider it necessary to attend Metropolis. As for Alexis Tsipras, he may have been the only one who had a say, he got a coronavirus three days ago. In the United States On 29 December 2024 former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100. At his funeral it was self-evident for Americans that all former presidents would give the “present”, whether they are Democrats or Republicans. As they give the “present” to the inauguration of newly elected presidents. This defines an elementary political culture against the opponent or the companion. Not one phone call! Kostas Simitis has also said this revealing as to how the Greek political system works: “Since I left Prime Minister until today no one has called me to ask me anything.” And not just him, but all the exes. Their next ones usually set aside and only recruit them in election times to send messages of unity etc. That is not politically correct either. This accumulated experience of each prime minister cannot go into the basket. The outgoing secretaries deliver records, inform the newcomers. The prime ministers exchange a handshake in front of the cameras – Samaras did not do that with Tsipras who went and found an empty Maximus – and then ends their relations. It is thought that it is more useful how phone lines operate than thorns or challenges facing the country! Politics has continued and should not be characterized by cancellations of the previous ones, in the face of the rush of newcomers to put their own signature. “Astegos” Stefanos Kasselakis eventually left the offices of Taurus who liked him very much. The rent was due in early December. He asked for an extension for late January and discussed a five-year lease (with a better rent than the 20,000 he paid for two months) but did not reach an agreement. He now uses an apartment in Pagrati that was granted to him by an elderly fan. That’s where his file was transferred. He goes and sees offices he will use as the seat of his party, the Republic Movement. He’s not excited yet. Within the days he will move from his father’s house to Vourvah, Kolonaki, the apartment that Tyler’s husband bought and renovated for a year. On January 16, the book of “Second Chance” will be presented and the bombs will start to explode. Second term A surprise expected Theodore Roussopoulos in Paris in December 2024. Shortly before his term as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ended, the five leaders of the political groups (Socialists and Greens, European People’s Party, Conservative Party, Free Democrats and Left) showed him the text they co-signed and proposed his re-election for another year. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has members of 612 MPs from 46 countries. It is the largest political agency as it also includes countries outside Europe. The vote will take place on 27 January and is expected to be re-election of Theodore Rousopoulos, the first Greek to take such a high office and even in two pivotal years. In 2024 the Agency closed 75 years of ‘life’ and in 2025 75 years are completed by the Convention on Human Rights of Rome. ‘Visibility’ The five political groups support Theodore Rousopoulos for achieving what he was committed to. To give visibility to the Council of Europe. He met 15 heads of state, the Pope, held over 400 meetings in 21 countries and increased the visibility of the Agency from 1100 publications in 2023, to 1800 in 2024.