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GREECE: ‘Without channels for constructive engagement, this crisis of legitimacy could empower far-right populist forces’

CIVICUS discusses protests in Greece with Stefanos Loukopoulos, Director of Vouliwatch, a civil society organisation that monitors parliamentary work and strengthens democratic institutions.

On the second anniversary of a rail crash that claimed dozens of lives, people took to the streets in unprecedented numbers, with the tragedy becoming a flashpoint for deeper frustrations about failings in accountability and democratic governance. No senior officials have faced charges despite mounting evidence of negligence, fuelling widespread anger and calls for systemic change.

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