Karamanlis announced that he was thinking the ‘duty’ of leaving office as a ‘small homage’ to people who have died ‘wrongfully’. In this sense, he took the responsibility for the shortcomings of the state and the Greek political system for years in the first person.
“We can’t keep pretending that nothing happened when something this terrible happens,” he said hours after the two trains passed.He collided head-on with one of the passengers, including about 350 people, while they were cruising on the same road near Larisa.
“I believe that citizens’ trust in the political system is a fundamental part of democracy.” The outgoing minister added in a note collected by local media and distributed by Karamanlis after visiting the scene.