The crisis surrounding the leadership of the Enosis of Chicago has now moved beyond procedural questions. It has become a matter of legitimacy — and of betrayal.
The election of George Reveliotis as president was already surrounded by serious controversy. Reports indicate that member associations were not properly informed, inactive organizations were allowed to participate, and key provisions of the organization’s charter were ignored. Under such circumstances, the outcome of the election was widely viewed as deeply questionable and lacking legitimacy. According to reporting on the internal crisis of the Enosis, these irregularities reflect the broader institutional collapse of what was once a major federation of Greek-American organizations.
But the problem did not end with an illegitimate election.
Instead of attempting to restore trust within the community, Reveliotis quickly chose to align himself with the Mitsotakis government’s controversial proposal on voting rights for Greeks abroad. The proposal effectively reduces the political representation of the entire Greek diaspora to only three members of the Greek Parliament — a token gesture that integrates the diaspora into Greece’s deeply flawed party system while offering almost no real influence.
A responsible diaspora leader would have rejected such an insulting arrangement outright.
Reveliotis did the opposite. Rather than defending the dignity of the diaspora, he praised the politicians behind the proposal and openly supported their plan. Critics within the diaspora press have described this stance as yet another example of certain community leaders acting as political extensions of Athens rather than as independent representatives of Greek Americans.
This is not leadership. It is a submission.
Most importantly, the Mitsotakis plan introduces and allows the functioning of the corrupt political party system of Greece in the Diaspora communities. The candidates to be elected must be members of a Greek political party. The role of diaspora organizations is not to serve the political interests of parties in Greece. Their role is to defend the rights, independence, and dignity of Greeks abroad and Hellenism in general.
The Greek diaspora must never become a voting tool for the political system of Athens.
Greeks abroad should belong to only one political party. And its name is GREECE!!
March 6, 2026, n.stamatakis@aol.com www.helleniscope.com
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