Tempe Train Crash Activist Karystianou Launches Party in Thessaloniki, Taking Aim at Tsipras in the Same Breath

Maria Karystianou, the pediatrician who became a national figure after losing her 19-year-old daughter in the 2023 Tempe train disaster and leading the victims' families in their fight for accountability, has formally launched her political party. The movement, named "Hope for Democracy — Maria Karystianou Independent Citizens' Movement," unveiled a 20-point manifesto focused on judicial independence, rule of law, strict oversight of public contracts and economic support for small businesses....

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA