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The ‘windows’ of K. Mitsotakis for elections in the shadow of the developments in Ukraine

By Dimitris Gatsios

After two years of a pandemic virus, during which it was called upon to adopt and implement widespread waves of measures to support workers and companies, the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been facing another major crisis for a week now in its almost three-year course.

The dramatic developments in Ukraine and the invasion of Russia cause, in addition to the geopolitical developments, strong shocks in the global, European and domestic economy, with the Maximos Palace again being called upon to … walk on a tightrope. In this scenario of … geopolitical and energy complexes, the scenario related to whether this liquidity can hide in the background political developments is on fire again. Political developments that have to do with the time of the elections, although officially the government spokesman hastened to note that in the … notebook of Maximos there are no ballots, without, however, repeating the … completion of the four years. “Elections, especially at this time, I think should not be at the center of the political debate. We are living in historic moments. Major things are changing on our continent, with very significant implications for our lives and our country, and the government is dealing with that.” , he said.

The scenarios

The … windows that open on the horizon of the government and Kyriakos Mitsotakis regarding the polls are something that is discussed in the … political wells. In this context, a first scenario wants the move to take place in the weeks after Easter until June. Those who believe that such a possibility can walk note that the crisis in Ukraine and the changes it brings to the international environment is a prime opportunity for the renewal of the mandate by the citizens, as in liquid times the citizens tend to gather around from the government. At the same time, they claim that the energy effects can last for a long time, putting on the table the unbalanced factors of the summer months. Like, for example, a new fire front, following the devastation caused by the 2021 fire fronts.

A second scenario wants the ballot boxes to be set up after the presence of Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair. That is, the two months of October-November. Those who are in favor of this view stand for the great benefits that the country will have gained after the completion of a tourist season for which estimates indicate that it will … break the highly successful result of 2019. At the same time, the polls next fall can not to be considered … premature, since the New Democracy government will have closed three years in the leadership of the country and will … walk in the fourth year, a few months away from the completion of the four years.

The third scenario, which, at the present time, seems to be the most probable, wants the polls to be set up in the spring months of 2023. Those who … vote for this possibility highlight, in the first phase, the relevant statements of the Prime Minister so far. , according to which the government will complete the four years. Another reason they cite is the strong added value it will have for the country, the real economy, the citizens, the market and the development of the … unfolding of the Recovery Fund reforms, together with the strategy of reducing taxes and which, according to Mr. Mitsotakis, has not yet been completed.

Measures with a wider footprint

Meanwhile, the need to shield millions of consumers from the effects of commodity accuracy and energy price increases … coexists with the ongoing issue of fiscal balance, which, if nothing else, and based on investment targeting targets the first half of 2023, an equation is necessary in an already turbulent period.

The government position in the direction of the support of the citizens is constantly at the forefront of the government narrative, either through the interventions of the prime minister or through public placements of executives. Athens’s attention is focused on Brussels, regarding the signals that the European Commission will send for COVID-19 support interventions, with the ideal scenario wanting a first, but substantial discussion to take place between the “27” leaders at the extraordinary Summit Summit in Paris next week.

As long as the government expects … white smoke from the front of the Commission, which has undertaken to propose solutions that will stand by the Member States, in order to support households and businesses, the … discussion and internal processes in Maximos Palace … they are on. In the … microscope of the financial staff and the close associates of Kyriakos Mitsotakis are codes for finding sources of shielding, mainly of the most vulnerable groups of the population, at a time when the … granting of the allowance in the days before is still on the table. from the feast of Easter. The question, however, remains. Can the payment of an extraordinary allowance alone solve the heavy bond of price increases and the burden on family budgets? The answer, in a period with many still unexplored parameters, points in the direction of wider movements. And, in this context, measures with the widest possible footprint in society are considered.

The critical balance

“Apart from the 2 billion that have already been allocated to households and businesses, this support will continue, always with an emphasis on our most vulnerable fellow citizens … The government continues its policy of relieving the burdens caused by its taxes and contributions. “A policy that, in this way, reduces household spending, increases their ability to defend themselves against precision,” he said. Government officials say any decisions are a matter of time to be announced, pending not only employment support policies but also a new minimum wage increase from 1 May.

“With the difficulties that exist, this increase becomes even more imperative”, comment associates of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In the … big picture, however, as it was said, the fiscal balance is the protagonist. For what this implies about the mix of interventions that will eventually be implemented.

Source: Capital

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