Kyriakos Mitsotakis will arrive in Munich on February 18 for a security conference. However, on the occasion of his presence in the German city, a major campaign speech is being prepared for the large Greek community. Pavlos Marinakis and Secretary N.D. for Hellenism abroad, Nikos Theodoropoulos, assisted by the competent Deputy Minister for Ethnic Affairs Andreas Katsaniotis, mobilized to match the large Greek presence in Germany.

It’s too early to talk about the next cabinet, but the big companies are preparing before they starve to death. Therefore, a well-informed source told me that since Kyriakos Mitsotakis is again prime minister after the elections, the next cabinet, in addition to radical changes, will also smell strongly of women, and indeed from the parliamentary group, something was not enough for her four years. Therefore, ladies who manage to get into the next parliament have many chances to see the portfolio of, if not a minister, then a deputy minister.

“We will see all issues related to local elections after the national elections.” Here is what a competent source in the government told me, having excluded all scenarios in connection with the local elections, which were preceded by the mother of battles this spring. In fact, as the same source explained to me, in the so-called “anointings” the role and position of the self-government bodies will play a role, and whether they will support the efforts of the government at the local level. “The reverse applies from 2019,” the same source adds, when local elections preceded national ones and local rulers expected support from the ND. return it to the citizens.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has recently held many meetings with party deputies. In them, as is logical, the prime minister is asked about the final date of the elections. Without stating this in the affirmative, it appears that the prime minister did indeed circle April 9 as the preferred date for the first election.

It’s no secret that Evangelos Venizelos and Nikos Androulakis have a good relationship. The PASOK president supported the former president in his fight against Diamantopoulou and Floridis, and Evangelos Venizelos also considers Androulakis “his brainchild”. However, there is still a long way to go from this to the moment when, according to rumors, Venizelos will return to parliament through the state of PASOK. I do not exclude, but there was not much discussion.

Giannis Oikonomou’s comment this week on the arrest of Petros Tatsopoulos did not satisfy many in the liberal wing as it was deemed “phobic” and turned a blind eye to church fanatics.

It is highly likely that Popi Tsapanidou’s representative will be in the SYRIZA state vote, as she reportedly discussed this with the party chairman. Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis is also expected to be on the staff from now on, and the name of Tanya Tsanaklidou is also being discussed.

The BSE has published the Business Pulse for 2022, which concludes that businesses are growth-oriented but face significant challenges due to ongoing regulatory restrictions, the energy crisis and inflation. However, the area in which business believes that reform work has improved the most is the digitalization of the state. In fact, this percentage is 65.1% compared to 55.7% in 2021.

Karatsaferis and candidacy

After the appearance of Giorgos Karatsaferis at SKAI, where he directly took a position in favor of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, many versions began to circulate even about his possible … candidacy in Northern Greece. The associated scenarios are not confirmed, as such a candidacy would more likely spoil the balance than help. Especially if Kostas Karamanlis decides not to be a candidate, it will be a completely wrong signal. “Think of N.D. with Karamanlis outside and Karatsaferis. This scenario cannot continue,” a party source said in the column, adding, however, that Karatsaferis could help by supporting the effort, as he did in his interview.