With just days to go to Sunday’s European elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented voters with a stark choice: continue the nation’s forward momentum towards European integration or risk a return to the instability of the past.
In his final campaign speech, staged in central Athens, Mr. Mitsotakis highlighted the government’s accomplishments and the importance of “staying on course.”
He emphasized that the upcoming elections are not merely a political event but a pivotal decision point for the country’s future.
“A strong New Democracy in Greece means a strong Greece in Europe,” he told thousands of supporters.
Stil, the prime minister warned against the temptation of reverting to the populist “money trees” policies, which he said could jeopardise Greece’s economic recovery and European standing. Instead, he urged voters to embrace the path of progress and stability that his government has charted.
“The current circumstances do not allow for inactivity, indifference, experiments and reckless choices, which might prove to be political suicides,” he said, calling for young people to vote on Sunday.
Mr. Mitsotakis criticised his political opponents for trying to turn the elections into a referendum on his government.
“They are blinded by only one goal: to harm New Democracy, to diminish Mitsotakis, and to challenge all our achievements of the past five years,” he added.
Mr. Mitsotakis’s message was clear: the choice made at the polls will determine whether Greece continues to build on its successes or slide back into the economic and political turmoil it has worked hard to overcome.