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Lacheioforos Agora: A President's Dilemma with a Monument

Published January 7, 2026, 05:10
Lacheioforos Agora: A President's Dilemma with a Monument

President Lavrentiadis, visibly troubled, discusses with Litsa the financial difficulties facing Zaloggo and his inability to proceed with the construction of a monument honoring the women of Zaloggo in front of his shop. The conversation begins with a reference to his political situation and an old dispute with a former postman, and evolves into a disagreement about how an entire mountain could fit on a sidewalk. Lavrentiadis has promised a monument, but lack of funds is an obstacle. Litsa, in her own practical way, questions the feasibility of the project. The discussion ends with a vague reference to Lavrentiadis's age, which remains a mystery, as his accounts of the past are contradictory.