The trade in fear and promises is unfortunately the most common election campaign practice for candidates and parties striving for power. Only some times it goes beyond the line of reason and political culture that allows a political debate.
We have heard and witnessed various incredible statements in this short election campaign period, from various candidates who are trying to excite their electoral crowd. Mr. Voridis’ statements from two days ago went far exceeded the limits of decency and fair ideological and political confrontation.
The threat that “we will not surrender the country to the Left, whatever we need to do” is a brutal insult against the democratic conquests of the past decades. One may attribute many responsibilities to the post-dictatorship power system, but one cannot ignore that it was the calmest period for democracy, which ensured the smooth alternations of parties in power.
Someone should explain to the candidate MP, who is known for his extreme positions in the past, that the threats and references to a decisive past have no place in democracy and do not reflect the ideal of a European country which his party is aiming for.
In the few days remaining until the elections, to the extent that it is possible, it is time that the sense of measure and reason prevails in the political conflict. The contenders should consider the next day and the country’s future, setting aside the trade in fear-mongering and patriotism, which we have dearly paid for many times before.
TO VIMA
