The Promethean leadership model of Constantine Karamanlis

It has been 20 years since the death of Constantine Karamanlis. Unlike many other prominent political figures of the modern Greek state, that undoubtedly great leader and politician was fortunate enough to live to witness general acceptance and recognition of his words and actions. However, this broad acceptance and recognition only came toward the end of his life, following his second election to the Presidency of the Republic in 1990, and especially after the definitive end of his active presence in public life - in other words, when his opponents had no reason to fear nor envy his top leadership model and his posthumous "heavy political shadow."

I) Some, especially younger people, may rightfully wonder - after all, as I know, deep inside he himself wondered - what the reason was for his being almost constantly challenged by his opponents and why even a...