In his post, in detail, the Minister of State states: “The struggle for better and more inclusive democracy is constant and is never enough. We were reminded of this by the mass and peaceful – mostly – rallies of last week, where the state guaranteed and protected both the democratic right to protest and the security of our cities despite the aspirations of some minor minorities. In this struggle, society and government, we are not in different camps. “

An argument that confirms, as he notes, “and the latest Economist report published just last week and ranks Greece for the second consecutive year in the select category of only 25 countries worldwide – among 167 – characterized as” full democracies “.

We have recovered this property just last year, after 14 years, thanks to the collective effort of all to get out of the great financial crisis and the even greater social and political division that began in 2010 due to the debt crisis. And we have achieved it thanks to institutional interventions in the functioning of the state, the independence of justice, the expansion of individual and social rights that this government has legislated and implemented since 2019, “argued. Skertsos and adds:

“It is not self -evident or easy to fight for more democracy everyday. And there are certainly many fields that we can and should be better. But in this fight we are not alone nor are we an exception. Greece belongs to an even more select category of just 13 EU Member States characterized by the Economist as complete democracies. Whereas if we run through our 14 European partners who do not belong to this category, and of course no one can accuse them of being free or anti -democratic, we will find the following countries: France, Italy, Belgium, Cyprus, Malta, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Hungary

Let us not, therefore, be deceived by what we have collectively conquered, and let us all try to make our democracy and institutions even better, “he asks. Skertsos and continues:

“Let’s say a thunderous” no “to those who are either deliberately or ignorantly do not appreciate the democracy we have conquered with struggles for 51 years, even referring to” junta “. They show so much that they honor and appreciate the democracy itself that allows them to discredit it in this way.

Instead of reminding me that positive evaluations for improving the rule of law in our country was received in 2024 from other valid international organizations, and in particular from the European Commission, from the Council of Europe and the OECD, “the Minister of State concludes.