A sweet and bitter, at the same time, retrospective on the electoral events of the old times (1864-1940), to learn, remember, compare the environment in which our democratic regime operated, after liberation from Ottoman rule. An environment full of passion, violence, corruption, and interventions of all kinds... All of this combined with the "perverse", often, ingenuity that distinguishes us as Greeks, creating endless stories. At first, they cause hilarity, but then sadness and reflection.

Vote or... death?

The well-known Athenian writer Thomas Sitaras presents the electoral atmosphere in parliamentary and municipal elections, the influence of parties and factionalism, the functioning of the Parliament and government services, the MPs and their bribes, the exploitation of voters and the unemployed through texts and rich photographic material of the era. The reader contemplates what and how much has actually changed in our recent history. And this reflection may help us today to interpret many of the events, as the book highlights the roots, the source from which everything started.

A book more relevant than ever...