“In the DNA of our party is the absolute respect for Justice, the fight for a quality Democracy and for the separation of powers.”
With this phrase, on Friday at Delphi, Nikos Androulakis described the identity of PASOK. Three days later, he called it a “diversion“. The DNA, after all, lasted as long as a three days.
In Delphi, everything was tidy. Institutional discourse, clear wording, respect for the rules. An image that aimed to show solemnity and stability. Not many days passed and the same Justice was in the crosshairs. Not just as an object of controversy, but as an example to denounce.
The contradictionis simple. When you talk about “absolute respect”, you leave no footnotes. There is no “yes, but”. If every decision that doesn’t satisfy you is dubbed a “deflection”, then respect becomes a tool, not a principle.
The crux of the matter is concrete. The Justice has ruled that there is no new evidence to reopen the file. That is the basis of any such process. Without new data, there is no reopening. It is not a policy option. It is the way the system works.
Instead, intensity was chosen. Heavy language, high tones, accusations of institutional deviation. It’s a familiar tactic. It offers easy appeal, but hardly stands the test of time. For it turns a legal crisis into a political conflict.
And so the original slogan returns as a question. Which is the DNA after all? That of composure or that of instant reaction? The answer cannot change from week to week without a cost to credibility.
In the end, there is the basic one. Institutions are not a field for impressions. Justice does not operate by applause or disapproval. We are not in a stadium. If we want to talk about quality in democracy, then respect for the judiciary cannot have a three-day expiration date.
