Mr. Polopetsi was probably right: people loved presents—of course they did. And if the offer of presents came from a politician, even if that meant that the money used to buy the presents came from the taxpayer, people seemed not to mind too much. But she would not participate in that sort of thing, even if it meant that she lost the election. If you won on the basis of lies and false promises—bribes, really—then your victory would be a hollow one.
