Populism

Every minute and hour that responsibility remains unclear, or that the dysfunctions or a lack of vigilance are seen with relativity, is a backpedaling for the country.

The president rightly reminded us that “the institutional counterweights [to populism] are the foundations of the rule of law, and they cannot be subjected to fleeting majorities.

The results of the 19 June French elections reminded everyone that political extremes – whether the extreme left or the extreme right – are looming.

Populism has no ideology, because all populists speak the same language. They exploit identity issues and appeal to the baser instincts of an enraged and fearful electorate.

Joe Biden must create the necessary conditions for American citizens to regain their trust in injured institutions, laws, and the achievements of democracy.

The country’s very serious President Sergio Matarela is aware of this and is trying to form a pro-European, anti-nationalist salvation government which can keep the government on a liberal path until the spring.

One hopes that 2019 will not be like 2009 or 2015 and that the political system has learned its lesson, albeit at a high cost.

The Finance Minister said the estimated cost of New Democracy’s announcements so far is 5bn euros in the first year and another 4bn over the next four years and that ND has not said where the money will come from.

In Germany, which continued to move not only as a locomotive but as a high-speed train when the rest of the Eurozone was trailing, there are more and more voices supporting an exit from the EU, or Dexit.

The party of the prime minister, SYRIZA, was among the political forces that exploited the indignation citizens and indeed fueled it.

It would be disastrous for the government to create yet another crisis within a crisis through a new round of imprudent policies.

Alavanos said that the social benefits and handouts announced by Tsipras are a pittance in comparison to wage and pension cuts and the disastrous effect of over-taxation.

It would be a potentially fatal error for society to believe that the economy is back on track. In fact, there is a long road ahead.

The government is returning to the policies of civil service hiring and welfare benefits, implemented between 2004 and 2009, with disastrous results.