Greece is experiencing and benefiting from the longest period of normality and progress in its modern history, Kyriakos Mitsotakis stresses in his message on the 59th anniversary of the April 21 coup.

“Despite the difficult international environment and the internal problems that come from the past, Greece is moving forward. But knowing full well that the goods of democracy and parliamentarianism are never self-evident or taken for granted. With the cheap populism of lies and the demagoguery of easy slogans being the modern threats against them,” the Prime Minister added.

He concludes that “on this dark anniversary, therefore, we oppose the optimistic horizon of a better life for all. On the path of unity and stability. Of justice and development. Europe, modernisation and social cohesion.”

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Fifty-nine years ago, at the dawn of April 21, sworn officers brought down democracy, installing a seven-year tyranny that left deep wounds in the country. Today the country honours those who resisted the junta. And it is responding to that painful experience by experiencing and making the most of the longest period of normality and progress in our modern history.

Despite the difficult international environment and the internal problems that come from the past, Greece is moving forward. But knowing full well that the goods of democracy and parliamentarianism are never taken for granted or for granted. With the cheap populism of lies and the demagoguery of easy slogans being the modern threats against them.

On this dark anniversary, then, we oppose the optimistic horizon of a better life for all. On the path of unity and stability. Of justice and development. Of Europe, modernisation and social cohesion. In an effort to overcome mistakes and failures. So that with knowledge, plan and courage we can build, day by day, the proud Greece of 2030.