Today we once again turn back the pages of the calendar and open the ledgers of history. We arrive in 1843, on the 3rd of September… A movement breaks out in Athens with the aim of establishing parliamentarianism against absolute monarchy… The uprising proceeds successfully… The absolutism of King Otto is overthrown, though the monarch himself remains. Thus, Greece is led to a monarchical system, but now with constitutional terms…
At the same time, the country stands on the edge of the cliff financially, with massive debts to foreign creditors. Pressure mounts, the King – as usual – pretends nothing is happening… tensions escalate, yet the crisis eventually finds its way toward resolution in parliament, which now has an active role in the nation’s political affairs…
Research – presentation: Nikolas Angelidis