Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis laid out the case for a parliamentary majority as an essential necessity for Greece — not merely for his party, New Democracy — during a speech in Vrilissia. As Mitsotakis put it: “In the next elections, a parliamentary majority is the only political path forward. Not for the party, but for the country.” At the same time, the Prime Minister referenced international developments and the pressing issues facing nations across the Eastern Mediterranean.
Mitsotakis: “A government’s first obligation is to keep the country safe”
“A government’s first obligation is to keep the country safe. And today, Greece is safe,” Mitsotakis stated, emphasizing the need for political stability. The Prime Minister also directed sharp criticism at opposition leader Alexis Tsipras.
“I was reading a book in which he was trying to convince us how well-off Greece was when he handed it over in 2019,” he said, adding: “What kind of Greece did he hand over in 2019? A Greece with 18% unemployment? A Greece where our islands were overwhelmed by migrants?” He went on to argue that Greek society has moved forward and matured, stressing that “we will never go back” to the crises of 2012 and 2015.
The cost of living crisis
On the economic front, Kyriakos Mitsotakis acknowledged that the rising cost of living continues to squeeze households, pledging that the government will keep supporting them. However, he drew a firm line on pre-election spending: “I will never allow us, tempted by a prolonged pre-election period, to start handing out money we don’t have.”
The message on the elections
Addressing the crowd gathered in Vrilissia, Kyriakos Mitsotakis also sent a clear message about the upcoming elections. “If we have this kind of turnout months before the election, just imagine what will happen when we’re fully in campaign mode,” he noted. He presented New Democracy as the only party with a clear plan for the country, taking aim at the opposition in the process. “The best is still ahead of us,” he concluded.
