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The democracy that underpins the system is hardly the Pnyx: It can be, at times, superficial, not quite a Banana Republic but little more than a rubber stamp, with clubs’ power structures dominated by unmoving cliques and vulnerable to factionalism.

My goal is always the Pnyx, where the ancient Athenians assembled to debate.

Macron gave that speech on the ancient Pnyx hill in Athens and delivered part of it in Greek.

The day after his speech on the Pnyx, there was a lunch with Greek intellectuals.

Talking about democracy is what he did on the Pnyx, the hill in the centre of Athens where in ancient times the assembly of citizens raised their hands to vote on the city’s laws and budget.