How to escape the grip of populism
The chequered history of Greek politics since 1945 suggests that where there is a vacuum there is often trouble. Never was that more apparent than in the decade following the global financial crisis that erupted in 2007, when the country was slowly but inexorably swallowed up by the empty promises of populism.
Greece’s embrace of a populist-led government was relatively short. But the damage was profound. The country I inherited when I was elected prime minister in 2019 was widely seen as the sick man of Europe.
Today Greece finds itself in a different place. In 2023 we were named The Economist’s country of the year; we have also topped the newspaper’s economic ranking two years running.… Seguir leyendo »