Faliriko Ormos has the USS George Bush, where he will remain until noon next Tuesday as part of a scheduled visit to Greece. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has been in the Mediterranean for the past few months as part of NATO and US monitoring missions for the Russian fleet. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, American aircraft carriers have been deployed several times to Crete and Anat. Mediterranean Sea. Similar activity is expected now, and there are also discussions of exercises with the Greek armed forces. An official visit was also planned yesterday, but it was postponed due to the funeral of squadron commander Efstathios Tsitlakides in Nevrokopi.

Walks on the Acropolis and elections

I remind you that for several months the government has been discussing the need for various Allied aircraft carriers to be more and more often in the southern Mediterranean area, at least until the conclusion of the Turkish elections. Of course, the visit of such a large ship is always accompanied by a respite for its crew, which has been in the area since August last year. The crew exceeds 5500 and their excursions to various important monuments of Athens such as the Acropolis and others are already planned.

Visit postponement

The Prime Minister’s visit to Crete, scheduled for early next week and combined with a visit to ExxonMobil facilities, has been postponed. The reason, according to competent sources, is that the Prime Minister’s schedule is constantly changing, even depending on the weather. So bad weather could play a role.

No ballots

One absence on the PASOK ballot that was not highlighted was the absence of former MP Theodoros Papatheodros, who will not be a candidate in the South Sector, with the information that it was a personal decision.

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Giorgos Katrugalos was about 20 minutes late for Alexis Tsipras’ performance at Peristeri. The former minister entered with a smile and greeted everyone in the front rows, but did not find a place to sit, and ended up watching the performance from the railing.

In Arcadia and Laconia

Among the prefectures where PASOK ballots were not announced last Sunday were Arcadia and Laconia. But why; In Arcadia, the issue was partly highlighted by the resignation of Apostolos Spyropoulos, son of Robertos, who said some people want PASOK in the prefecture by 3%-4%. Although no one said. Another question that remains open is the name of Vangelis Yannakuras and whether former Lieutenant Governor Petros Tatoulis will appear on PASOK ballots, which is the most likely scenario. As for Laconia, it is said that there are difficulties in closing the ballot. Except for the daughter of the former People’s Deputy Leonidas Grigorakov, there is no “blocked” candidate at the moment, hence the delay.