With a social face in the battle of the center, the N.D.

By Dimitris Gatsiou

The communication canvas of the next weeks until the first major milestone of the new political year, related to his presence at the International Exhibition of Thessaloniki, is structured by the prime minister.

Having put out of the discussion, in the most categorical way, any possibility of resorting to an early national ballot and with the need for stability in an era of multiple uncertainties, Mr. Mitsotakis invests in the social sign of government reforms, which he highlights at every opportunity, through his successive public interventions. And it is precisely this dimension of social politics that… drags the dance into its new cycle of tours in the region, which started yesterday from Western Greece and Epirus and is expected to continue until the first ten days of August, with visits such as , for example, in Ionia and Crete, with the aim not only of contacting the citizens, but also of expanding the pool of voters, to whom New Democracy is addressing on its way to the next elections.

Multifaceted enlargement

Having analyzed, in all their dimensions, the dilemmas on which society will be asked to position itself in the, according to his declaration, double ballot box of 2023, Mr. Mitsotakis invests in… the political hegemony of Piraeus Street in the right field and, at the same time , continues to talk and address the citizens, who place themselves at the Center of the political map, knowing that this… strategic path is what will pave the way for New Democracy to electoral victory and self-reliance. Government moves, such as, for example, the strengthening of the country’s defense armor, the guarding of the land and sea borders, but also the countering of Turkey’s instrumentalization of the refugee-immigrant in 2020…concrete the footprint of Piraeus Street in the area of ​​the Right. However, since the… elections are decided at the Centre, this particular… wing is and will continue to be a key resource in this… blue dialogue with society, so that the goal of multi-faceted enlargement gets… flesh and bones. An enlargement, similar to that of 2019, which led to the formation of the autonomous government of the New Republic.

The key

“Elections are judged at the Center,” it was said above. A phrase that Mr. Mitsotakis has used in his public speech, showing, in the clearest way, that one of the big political and, at the same time, electoral bets of the “blue” faction is to attract with its initiatives and reforms an even bigger part of voters from the specific area. In this context, the identification of New Democracy with the key concept of progress, highlighted by the prime minister, should not be considered accidental. Laws, such as the one on the next day of the country’s highest educational institutions, but also the most recent one on assisted reproduction boost, as government officials point out, the progressive profile of Piraeus Street, especially in a period that the PASOK of Nikos Androulakis has. .. hit a polling ceiling, recording leaks towards New Democracy. “From our side and based on what has been happening for the past three years, I can say this: Yes, we are proving in practice that we are a government of progress. And with a vision of what needs to be done, I can assure that we will stay on the path of the bold of changes”, is the message broadcast by Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

At the same time, and in order to make the political gap that separates the New Democracy from SYRIZA even more pronounced, the dividing lines between “deed and promise”, between “the production of work and inaction” will also be marked.

The project of stability

With the European continent, as well as the global community struggling in a setting of multiple crises, starting from energy and reaching up to the shocks in the economy, government officials highlight the strong added value of Mr. Mitsotakis’ choice to prioritize stability, placing the elections at the end of the four years.

A typical example is neighboring Italy and beyond. The resignation of Draghi “makes official” the fact that Italy is the fourth European country, in the space of two months, to face serious problems in the governmental or legislative work. “As Europe faces its biggest energy crisis since the 1970s, its longest war on its soil since 1945 and domestic inflation in June estimated at 8%, the European Union’s third-largest economy is mired in deep political turmoil. To this, we must add the fact that it remains uncertain whether the early elections will lead to the formation of a stable government,” analysts say. And the examples in Europe continue:

-In France, after President Macron’s party lost its parliamentary majority, the government is forced to seek temporary alliances to pass important reforms.

-In Bulgaria, after the removal of confidence in the multi-party government, Kirill Petkov remains in the prime minister’s position, in a momentum that no faction seems capable of solving the issue of governability. Political instability remains and the neighboring country is likely to be headed for early elections, marking the fourth polls in two years.

Government officials, in their conversations and focusing on the above examples, state that the burdensome international situation requires critical decisions to be made, without delays. “More than ever, the need for stable governments emerges and the proposal of Kyriakos Mitsotakis for a self-reliant Greece, with a strong government that ensures stability and efficiency in dealing with multiple external crises, becomes even more relevant. At the same time, it emerges how correct and appropriate it is the prime minister’s choice not to play petty political games with the timing of the elections, but to insist on what is institutionally and essentially correct. That is, the exhaustion of the constitutionally provided government term, despite the toxic environment caused by SYRIZA”, they emphasize .