DirectDemocracyS

Global Political System & Organization

POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL PROGRAM

FOR GREECE

Analysis • Criticism • Solutions • Development

Edition: June 2026

Author: DirectDemocracyS — International Strategy Department

PREAMBLE: Why Greece Needs a New System

Greece is a country with an undeniable historical heritage, natural wealth, high-quality human resources and enormous potential. However, for decades, its political system — the so-called “post-political duopoly” ND-PASOK, later supplemented by SYRIZA — has exhausted the strength of its people, plundered public wealth, allowed rampant corruption and made the country dependent on foreign lenders and the decisions of others.

The established system has proven inadequate for three structural weaknesses:

• Power belongs to a few — parties, oligarchs, media — and not to the people.
• Decisions are made far from citizens, without transparency and accountability.
• National wealth and the power to decide for your homeland increasingly belong to foreign interests.

DirectDemocracyS (DDS) proposes a radically different path: a systematic, logical, realistic and fully functional alternative, based on logic, common sense, study, reality, truth, consistency and mutual respect. This is not a utopia. It is a system that already works, with tools that exist, with rules that have already been proven.

 

PART ONE

ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT SITUATION

1.1 Political Landscape after the 2023 Elections

In the May-June 2023 elections, Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy (ND) party won for the second time in a row, gaining a parliamentary majority thanks to the electoral bonus of 50 seats. Today, in 2026, the Mitsotakis government is in the middle of its second four-year term, looking towards the 2027 elections.

Key features of the political landscape:

• ND dominates a fragmented political space with a weak opposition.
• SYRIZA, after the election of Stefanos Kasselakis and the internal conflicts, has lost its cohesion and significant electoral weight.
• PASOK/KINAL is trying to regain lost ground from the centrist space.
• Far-right forces (Hellenic Solution, Spartans, Niki) total ~20% of the electoral base, taking advantage of the disappointment.
• Abstention remains high — a sign of distrust, not satisfaction.

⚠ CRITICISM

The political dominance of a faction without a strong opposition and with weak judicial independence constitutes a serious danger to democracy. The “stability” that the government sells hides a worrying concentration of power.

1.2 Economic Reality: Shine and Dark Corners

Greece's macroeconomic data presents a contradictory picture. On the one hand, there are positive developments:

Indicator	Price (2025-2026)
GDP growth rate	+1.7% (Q2 2025)
Unemployment (total)	8.4% (Q4 2025) — lower than 2008
Youth unemployment (15-24)	~19-21% — above the EU average
Debt/GDP	~160% — reduction expected
Inflation	~2.9% on average 2025
Average monthly salary (gross)	~€1,566
Average monthly salary (net)	~€1,225
Minimum wage (net)	~€750
Athens rent (as % of minimum)	up to 50% of salary

On the other hand, the deeper problems remain unresolved:

• GDP per capita remains 24% below 2008 levels — the largest loss of productive capacity in Europe in peacetime.
• Greece ranks last in the EU in purchasing power parity (PPP): the average annual salary is ~€20,500 in PPP, compared to €35,000+ in France/Germany.
• Long-term unemployment remains the highest in the EU (~5%), reflecting structural skills problems.
• 26% of the population is at risk of poverty or social exclusion — one of the highest rates in the EU.
• Child poverty is at the third highest level in the EU.

💡 DDS ANALYSIS

The "growth" that is presented does not reach the majority of Greeks. It is growth for the few: tourism businesses, real estate, investors. The average worker continues to pay rent that constitutes 40-50% of his income and survives on wages that have not regained their lost purchasing power.

1.3 Social Crisis: The Invisible Wounds

1.3.1 Brain Drain — Brain Bleeding

Over the decade 2010-2020, more than 500,000 Greeks — mostly young and educated — left the country. Greece is characterized as the country with the highest unemployment rate among tertiary graduates in the entire eurozone. Corruption, meritocracy and lack of prospects are the main reasons.

1.3.2 Housing Crisis

In Athens, rent can absorb up to 50% of the minimum wage. The influx of foreign investors (Golden Visa, Airbnb), speculation and the lack of social housing have made housing a luxury for middle and low-income households.

1.3.3 Health System

Health spending has been drastically reduced during the crisis. The National Health System (NHS) is chronically underfunded. Mental health is particularly concerning: Greece is one of the countries with the highest rates of anxiety and depression in Europe.

1.3.4 Demographic Decline

Greece's population is shrinking. Aging, youth migration, and low birth rates threaten the long-term sustainability of the insurance and production system.

1.4 Corruption: The Cancer of the State

Greece ranks 59th in Transparency International's global corruption perception index (49 points/100), second worst in the eurozone for 2024. 54% of Greeks believe that corruption has influenced the results of public tenders. The "illegal" sector of the economy is estimated at around 20% of GDP.

Typical incidents 2024-2025:

• More than 100 people in Northern Greece were accused of bribery in urban planning services.
• European prosecutors are prosecuting 14 Greek officials for fraud in railway safety system contracts.
• Reported corruption cases have doubled in a year — a sign that the problem is not diminishing, it is simply starting to emerge.

⚠ DDS REVIEW

Corruption is not an individual or random phenomenon. It is the natural result of a system where power is concentrated, unchecked, and opaque. Without structural changes in the way decisions are made and resources are allocated, “anti-corruption” campaigns remain a travesty.

1.5 Energy, Environment and Climate Change

Greece faces immediate climate threats: catastrophic fires (Evia 2021, Dadia 2023), floods (Thessaly 2023), drought. At the same time, it is heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels, increasing energy vulnerability and costs.

• There is huge untapped potential in solar, wind and geothermal energy.
• Energy poverty affects a significant portion of the population.
• Environmental policy remains fragmented and subordinated to economic interests.

1.6 Education and Research: The Seed That Is Not Watered

Greece produces one of the highest rates of tertiary education graduates in the EU, but at the same time has the highest unemployment rate of degree holders in the eurozone. This contradiction reveals a deep mismatch between the education system and the labour market. Public spending on research and development remains among the lowest in the EU.

 

PART TWO

THE DirectDemocracyS SYSTEM: PRINCIPLES AND TOOLS

Before presenting the specific policy proposals, it is necessary to explain the context within which they make sense: the DirectDemocracyS system.

2.1 Fundamental Principles

• Each official member of the DDS holds one (1) non-transferable share: the people are the sole owner.
• No one can buy, inherit, or transfer political power.
• Decisions are made from the bottom up — from the micro-group levels (5 people) to the upper levels (25, 125, 625...).
• Every leader is elected from below, is recallable, and is accountable at every moment.
• Mutual verification prevents the usurpation of power by any group.

2.2 The Technology: ddsAI and allddsAI

DDS leverages two complementary technological tools:

• ddsAI: artificial intelligence teams that provide users and groups with complete, accurate, neutral and independent information on every issue of politics, legislation, economy and society.
• allddsAI: an open "AI democracy", in which AI systems participate as official members with rights and obligations, enhancing impartiality and preventing human manipulation.

🔑 KEY

In DDS, the citizen decides with complete, reliable, independent information — uninfluenced by oligarchic media, party propaganda, or algorithms of private-interest platforms.

2.3 The Five Special Groups (Specialist Groups)

Every official DDS member has access to five Special Teams, made up of volunteer experts, who provide specialized support in:

1. Legal and constitutional issues
2. Economy, finance and investments
3. Social policy, health and education
4. Technology, digital governance and security
5. International relations and geopolitics

2.4 Why DDS is the Only System That Radically Solves Problems

Today’s representative democracy systems — even the best ones — have a structural flaw: they completely transfer power from the people to elected representatives, who quickly serve their own or their party’s interests. DDS solves this problem by keeping power in the hands of the people, using technology and institutions to ensure that each representative remains accountable in real time.

 

PART THREE

POLITICAL PROGRAM: SOLUTIONS FOR GREECE

A. POLITICAL REFORMS

A.1 — Radical Democratization of the Political System

Problem: The Greek parliamentary system — with a prime minister who is initially elected in person — concentrates power in the hands of a majority party. The parliament often functions as a theater for ratifying decisions already made elsewhere.

DDS Solution:

• Introduction of direct referendums implemented from below: every important legislative proposal is first approved by the structures of participatory democracy.
• Revocability of any elected official at any time, if requested by the base that elected him.
• Abolition of the oligarch-media party financing model: donations only from natural persons, with a maximum annual limit.
• Mandatory publication on the internet of every meeting between a member of parliament and lobbyists or interest representatives.

Example of application: In the DDS framework, a group of 5 members in the Tripoli area can submit a proposal for local water infrastructure. If the proposal is escalated to the 625 member level (prefecture level), it automatically becomes a national issue for consideration.

A.2 — Independent Judiciary and Anti-Corruption Institutions

Problem: The Greek judicial system is subject to political pressure. Scandals, such as the Lagarde list, have shown that the powerful enjoy impunity.

Solutions:

• Election of supreme judges by the shortlist (lottery) method by a special body of lawyers with international monitoring.
• Independent prosecutor with a five-year non-renewable term, elected by Parliament with a 3/5 majority.
• Mandatory asset declaration for every public servant, member of parliament, judge — with full and public access.
• DDS digital public platform for submitting corruption complaints, with anonymity and legal protection of messengers.

Expected results: Within 5 years of implementation, it is estimated that >€3 billion in revenue will be recovered annually from tax evasion and bribery, based on comparative experiences (Scandinavian countries, Estonia).

A.3 — Free and Independent Media

Problem: The concentration of media ownership in a few oligarchic groups — which themselves often hold public contracts — creates a dead-end system of interdependence. Citizens receive filtered information.

DDS Solutions:

• Strict legislation against the concentration of SME: no holder of public contracts can own SME.
• Public funding model for independent media, based on the subscription base of citizens.
• ddsAI platform as a digital space for free, unbiased, complete and objective information — protected from manipulation and "brainwashing" by mainstream media.

B. ECONOMIC REFORMS

B.1 — Tax Justice and Combating Tax Evasion

Problem: Tax evasion costs the Greek government at least €5-6 billion annually. The burden of taxation falls disproportionately on salaried workers and small businesses, while big players avoid it.

DDS Solutions:

• Mandatory digitalization of all financial transactions of businesses with an annual turnover of over €10,000.
• Independent digital tax office with an algorithmic control system (ddsAI application) that detects anomalies in real time.
• One-time tax amnesty with clear conditions, followed by zero tolerance.
• Proportional taxation of capital gains: investment income is taxed equivalently to labor income.
• An end to "golden passports" and tax privileges for foreign property owners who are facing a housing crisis.

Expected results: +4-6 billion € additional annual tax revenue from more effective collection.

B.2 — Development Strategy: From Tourist Monoculture to Diversified Economy

Problem: Greece is overly dependent on tourism (~20% of GDP), the shipping sector, and European funding. This dependence makes the economy extremely vulnerable to external shocks.

DDS Solutions:

• National Investment Fund of People's Ownership: public investments in cutting-edge sectors (renewable energy sources, biotechnology, agri-technology, digital services) owned by the Greek people — not foreign capital or oligarchs.
• "Cultivable Greece" program: restarting agriculture with modern technologies and direct connections to European markets, emphasizing organic products.
• Innovation and Resettlement Zones: tax incentives for returning Greek scientists and entrepreneurs, combined with institutional merit-based support.
• Digital Greece 2030: modernization of all public administration, creation of technological training centers in all regions.

Example: Israel provides a useful example. With much more limited natural resources, it has created one of the strongest innovation ecosystems in the world, based on strategic human capital support. Greece has every opportunity to do the same — as long as power belongs to the people and not to the few.

B.3 — Fair Distribution of Wealth: Ending the Rich-Poor Dipole

DDS Solutions:

• Maximum taxable income with a progressive scale: incomes over €500,000 per year are taxed at 65%, with no exceptions.
• Introduction of a guaranteed basic income (GBI) — gradually, first for vulnerable groups — financed by recovered tax evasion revenues.
• Minimum wage linked to a cost of living index: automatic adjustment every 6 months, preventing the erosion of purchasing power.
• Social rent scale for public housing: rent equivalent to a maximum of 25% of net income.

B.4 — National Wealth in the Hands of the People

This is a fundamental principle of DDS: the wealth of each country and the power to decide about your country must belong forever and exclusively to the people.

• Nationalization of strategic infrastructure (water, electricity, major ports) with a model of public ownership under popular control.
• Prohibition on the sale of public land to foreign investors: only long-term concessions with strict conditions and revocability.
• Public Investment Fund that holds profits from natural resources (hydrocarbons, minerals): profits are returned directly to citizens as dividends.
• Prohibition on politicians and officials from owning shares in listed Greek companies during their term of office.

🇬🇷 EXAMPLE

Norway manages its hydrocarbon wealth through the Government Pension Fund (>$1.7 trillion), with every Norwegian citizen as an owner. Greece could implement a similar model for the hydrocarbons of the Southeastern Mediterranean.

C. FINANCIAL REFORMS

C.1 — Banking System: From Tool of Oligarchs to Public Benefit Infrastructure

Problem: After the crisis, Greek banks were bailed out with public money but recapitalized in favor of private foreign interests. Today, the four systemic banks represent oligopolistic power.

Solutions:

• Creation of a National Cooperative Bank, owned by DDS citizen-members, which finances small and medium-sized businesses, farmers and young entrepreneurs at cost interest rates.
• Separation of commercial and investment banking (Glass-Steagall Greek version).
• Banking regulator with a representative DDS people's committee with veto power over policies that harm depositors.

C.2 — Public Debt: New Negotiation Based on Justice

The Greek public debt (~160% of GDP) continues to mortgage the future of generations. Despite the reduction, it remains strategically obstructive.

DDS Solutions:

• Public debt audit: an independent committee examines the "legal" or "illegal" part of the debt — so-called "odious debt" — for possible cancellation.
• Negotiating repayment extension and connectivity with growth clauses.
• Prohibition of new borrowing without a referendum for amounts exceeding 5% of GDP.

C.3 — Digital Economy and Transactions

• Public digital currency (Greek-issued CBDC, in collaboration with ECB) for full transparency in transactions.
• Mandatory digital receipts in all business transactions.
• Distributed blockchain system for registering public procurements — zero possibility of subsequent modification.

D. SOCIAL REFORMS

D.1 — Health: NHS Useful, Affordable, Excellent

Solutions:

• Increase health spending from ~5% to a target of 8% of GDP over a 5-year horizon.
• Eliminating waiting beds: digital queuing system and telemedicine for rural areas.
• National Mental Health Program: free psychological support for every citizen, especially young people.
• Pharmaceutical policy: government negotiations with pharmaceutical companies for bulk discounts, depending on New Zealand.

D.2 — Education: A Ladder to the Future, Not a Paper for Unemployment

Solutions:

• Free higher education combined with rigorous assessment of results.
• Revision of curricula so that they are linked to the needs of the labor market, without degrading classical education.
• National vocational training program 2.0: modern technological centers in each prefecture.
• DDS Schools: introduction to participatory democracy, critical thinking and digital literacy from elementary school.
• Teacher salary parity with other EU countries — especially in high-priority schools (vulnerable areas).

D.3 — Housing: A Right, Not a Commodity

Solutions:

• National Social Housing Program: construction of 50,000 homes in 5 years on vacant public lands.
• Strict taxation of vacant properties owned by companies and foreign investors.
• Short-term rental regulation (Airbnb): maximum number of properties per owner for short-term rental.
• Rental housing combined with tax incentives for owners who rent at a fixed long-term price.

D.4 — Social Security and Pensions

Solutions:

• Separation of supplementary and main pension: main pension as a public guarantee, supplementary with a mixed choice system.
• Increase the minimum pension to 70% of the minimum wage.
• "Pension + Active Participation" Program: retirees who actively participate in DDS as mentors or trainers receive an additional allowance.

D.5 — Immigration and Refugee

Greece is located on the geographical border of Europe and faces a disproportionate burden of migratory flows.

DDS Solutions:

• European pressure for real sharing of responsibilities through DDS-delegation in the European institutions.
• Rapid integration of recognized refugees into the labor market, especially in sectors with labor shortages.
• Humanitarian reception centers with decent conditions — strict application of international law.
• Diplomatic pressure on Turkey through European solidarity to reduce flows.

E. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

E.1 — Energy Independence and Green Transition

Greece receives ~300 days of sunshine per year and has strong wind potential. Energy self-sufficiency is possible in 10-15 years.

• National Solar Energy Program: subsidized installation of photovoltaic systems in every home with a connection to the grid.
• Offshore wind farms: international partnerships with public ownership.
• Eliminate fossil fuel subsidies within 5 years — except for exceptions for vulnerable populations.
• National natural environment protection fund: revenues from national tourism parks return to the local community.

E.2 — Tackling the Climate Crisis

• Mandatory National Fire Prevention Planning: satellite early warning systems, professional firefighting network.
• Forest land reclamation: reforestation program of 500,000 trees per year.
• Circular economy: target of zero undisposed municipal waste by 2035.

F. FOREIGN POLICY AND GEOPOLITICS

P.1 — European Policy

Greece cannot thrive outside the EU, but neither can it thrive as a European “dependent” state. It needs a strong, active presence in European institutions.

• European DDS policy: Greek DDS members in all European councils, coordinated through a dedicated European group.
• Requirement to review fiscal discipline rules that hinder development investments.
• Southern European Economic Cooperation Initiative: Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus — common negotiating platform.

St.2 — Cypriot and Greek-Turkish

The resolution of the Cyprus problem and the management of Greek-Turkish relations are a national necessity.

• DDS as a neutral dialogue platform: Greek and Cypriot citizens decide directly, without elites negotiating behind closed doors.
• Support international law of the sea (UNCLOS) without compromise — but with diplomatic flexibility.

 

PART FOUR

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DDS SYSTEM IN GREECE

4.1 The Implementation Path: Step by Step

The DDS does not call for an immediate replacement of the system — that would be contrary to its principles. It proposes a gradual, legal, electoral, and participatory transition:

6. Phase 1 (1-2 years): Registration of members, creation of micro-groups (5 members) in each neighborhood, town, island. Goal: 1,000 groups in Greece.
7. Phase 2 (2-3 years): Formation of groups of 25, 125 members — prefectural structure. Participation in local elections with DDS candidates.
8. Phase 3 (3-5 years): National elections. Conquering parliamentary representation — one representative who implements a true grassroots mandate is enough.
9. Phase 4 (5-10 years): Government participation — partial or full — with full implementation of DDS institutions.

4.2 The DDS Technology Platform in Greece

Greek citizens will have access to:

• Greek-language DDS platform with full information from ddsAI for every bill, tax law, European directive.
• Real-time group video conferencing — available on mobile, without technological barriers.
• Voting system with triple identity verification — the only system that ensures impossible forgery.
• Neutral digital public space, free from manipulative algorithms.

🔐 SECURITY

The DDS platform is designed to be impervious to external manipulation. No oligarch, no media outlet, no foreign government can buy, influence, or silence the will of its members.

4.3 Expected Results — A Realistic Forecast

Sector	Expected Result (10-year horizon)
Tax evasion	+5-7 billion € annual revenue from more effective collection
Corruption	Reduction >50% — estimate based on experience in Scandinavian countries
Brain Drain	Reversal: return estimate of 100,000+ professionals
Youth unemployment	Reduction from ~19% to <10% through growth strategy
Poverty	Reduction from 26% to <15% of the population
Energy independence	70%+ RES in the energy mix
Citizen satisfaction	Estimate: +40% based on Eurobarometer indicators

 

PART FIVE

AUTHENTIC DEMOCRACY: A VISION FOR GREECE

Greece gave the world the word “democracy.” Today, it has the historic opportunity — and necessity — to invent its true form for the 21st century.

True, complete, continuous, immediate, fast, capable (with our experts and our ddsAI and allddsAI technologies, which fully, correctly, neutrally and independently inform our members and groups), immediate, safe and protected democracy is not a utopia. It is the only logical answer to a system that has gone bankrupt.

DDS doesn't promise heaven. It promises something much more valuable: a system that works, that is explained, that is audited, that is constantly improving — and that belongs to you.

TODAY'S System • Power to the few • Opacity and corruption • Wealth in foreign hands • Manipulated information • Citizens vote once every 4 years

The DDS System • Power to every citizen • Full transparency and accountability • Wealth in the hands of the people • Independent, neutral information • The citizen decides every day

 

CHOICE: THE CHOICE IS YOURS

Greece does not need saviors, charismatic leaders, or foreign investors to “save” the economy. It needs a system that trusts the Greek people themselves — citizens, professionals, farmers, young people, the elderly — to decide together about their future.

This is exactly what DirectDemocracyS is. A system that says: "You own your country. You decide. You control. And no one can take that right away from you."

Democracy is not out there.

It is within each one of you.

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